I left my home, and I picked up a gun,nLeft the mountains and the valleysnAnd the linnets sweet old song,nIn defense of Dublin City andnOur Rights defense, it’s true,nFor that is where we met,nAnd I did it all for you.nn[Chorus:]nI did it all for you,nOh I did it all for you,nNever a thought within my mind,nNot a thing I couldn’t do.nI did it all for you,nOh I did it all for you,nAnd now that it’s done,nI just don’t know what to do.nnNow our town’s become a citynAnd the dance becomes a ball,nAnd jobs become computers,nWhich I cannot do at all.nNow we are old,nAnd our church’s attendance is few,nAnd now it’s gone and I’m retired,nStill I did it all for you.nn[Chorus]nnOh! You’re dead my love,nAnd our family’s gone away,nBut so has the loss of privacynAnd responsibility,nBut this celtic tiger,nRugged individualism,nI just cannot do,nLord have mercy on you love,nMy god, I did it all for you.nn[Chorus]nnHow do I take care of myself?nGod, I never wanted to.