Read My Name (Remix)
Album The Road To Freedom / Read My NameBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh

For every child that has been born there is a chance to shine,
And everyone can have a dream until the end of time,
So live for every moment as the world keeps turning round,
And lift your hands up to the sky and say it loud and proud,
"I have been here, read my name, read my name! "

For every child that has been born there is a chance in life,
To try it all and be someone with what we have inside,
So don’t give up and don’t give in, just give it all instead,
And raise your voice above the crowd and let them know
You’ve said "I have been here, read my name, read my name;
With all I’ve got I’ve taken part, I’ve made a difference
To the world, I have been here just read my name!"

Endlessly amazing and inventive that we are, we dive the
Deepest oceans and we reach out for the stars,
And one day there will be a man across the universe,
Who’ll say "I come from Planet Earth" and these will
Be his words; "I have been here, read my name, read my name;
With all I’ve got I’ve taken part, I’ve made a
Difference to the world, I have been here, just read
My name !"

And when the darkness has to fall and comes the end
Of days, then lift your hands up to the sky and say it
Once again....."I have been here and I have taken part,
I’ve made a difference to the world I have been here,
Just read my name!"

"I have been here.......just read my name.
I’ve taken part...........reach for the stars,
Across the universe.....we come from Planet Earth."

   

Songbird
Album The Road To Freedom / Read My NameBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh

I heard a voice so pure and easy, a songbird singing for me,
I had no choice, only to listen, and surrender to her world;
And she will fly over the rainbow,
She will walk in fields of gold,
And when she sings from the high walls of Heaven,
Will the angels cry like me?

At first alone, then with hundreds around me,
Enchanted by her song,
But as the day is done, and the darkness is falling,
The songbird sings no more;

And now she flies over the rainbow,
And she walks in fields of gold,
And when she sings from the high walls of Heaven,
Will the angels cry like me?

And when she sings from the high walls of Heaven,
Will the angels cry like me, will the angels cry like me?

   

Once Upon A Time
Album Read My Name / The Road To Freedom Special EditionBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh

Daddy I can’t sleep tonight, it’s happening again,
Voices in the kitchen are shouting
And it’s keeping me awake,
Is it something I’ve done wrong?
Maybe it’s all my fault,
And why is Mummy crying all the time?

Lately I’ve been dreaming, dreaming of the day,
We will come together and be a happy family again,
Remember how it used to be, sitting here on my bed,
Both of you with stories,
When you came to say goodnight;

Once upon a time you must have loved her,
And held her in your arms,
And told her she’s the best thing in your life,
And it’s so sad, it’s so bad,
To think that you don’t love her anymore, anymore;

Someday when I’m older, will it be the same,
To wake up in the morning,
And find that everything in life has changed?
Well I never want to see that day,
I never want to leave this home,
But most of all I never want to hear
You say goodbye;

Once upon a time you must have loved her,
And held her in your arms,
And told her she’s the best thing in your world,
And it’s so sad, it’s so bad,
To think that you don’t love her anymore, anymore;

To think that you don’t love her like before,
Once upon a time.