Upstarts & Broken Hearts - Dropkick Murphys

I once met a young girl filled with fire

That saw through my front to this shell of a man

She knew I’d be a handful from the start

This strong willed woman had an angel’s heart

The holes in these wings don’t allow me to fly

So you’d better brace for a life of pain

And if fate is the path to this better life

Somehow I feel you’ll never see the faces change

Through thick and thin she stood by you

She held the key to my broken heart

I look back and wonder, sit and ponder

How I could have ever neglected you

For the blood soaked soil on the old ball field

I gambled on a hand I wasn’t ready to lose

But if the tables were turned and I faced the troubles

Tough times and struggles I put you through

I’d have been there as you were through horror and hardship

My life and my love are pledged to you

Through thick and thin she stood by you

She held the key to my broken heart

Remember the nights she waited and wondered

Fused to a myth that it had taken it’s toll

But this Godless man has mended his way

Never again will she be alone

I remember it well, still I always knew

That she was destined to be my bride

This woman had pride, she was full of life

I could see the passion in her eyes

She thought she found a man but she fell for the devil

An evil monster in disguise

Now I’ll honor and obey, forever stay

True to you, my Irish rose

Through thick and thin she stood by you

She held the key to my broken heart