Mickey (Is Leaving Home)

Nothing happens in my life he said

Laying one night in his bed

He'd had enough of the jobcentres

Like he'd had enough of his city and guilds

And his mother she cried

And he asked her why

And this she said by way of reply

Your grand daddy fought in the 1418

Your father too in '44

Now little mickey's gonna run away

And find himself a war.

Now mickey ain't smart

But mickey ain't dumb

In fact all he wanted was to have a little fun

He's bored with the streets

And the pubs he knows

And he don't want to marry

The girls he knows

He's lived all his life in this northern town

And his father ain't around

Mickey's leaving home

Mickey's leaving home

Mickey's leaving home

Now mama's little boy went to ulster one day

He was lucky he didn't get his

Legs blown away

They gave him medals for kicking front

Doors in

Now mickey's grown up and he

Ain't laughing

For when he was a boy he

Remembers listening to

The stories of the irish that his

Telly told him

But since he went there now he ain't so sure

What he's killing for

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

Now orders came through

An army that day

Mickey told mama

He's going away

I'm going to the falklands

I'll be back someday

Please don't cry

I'll write you on the way

Mickey on deck

Was happy that day

Laughing with his mates

In the sea and spray

They landed on the beach

In the dark that night

Orders were issued and

Machine guns barked

Luck ran out there

That day

A mine went off and

Mickey was blind

The boys felt arms

Kissed him tenderly

They carried him to

The beach then they

Walked away

Mickey was lucky

There that day

Even though he laughs

He can explain it away

And his mother she cried

And he asked her why

And this she said by way of reply

Your grand daddy fought in the 1418

Your father too in '44

Now little mickey's gonna run away

And find himself a war

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

Take me home

I wanna go home

Home home home

Home home home home

I wanna go home

Home home home home

Home home home

I home

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

To you my mother.