There is nothing I can say to you nownOf all the years that passed awaynWith your hands on the plownCan't you see that they're gonenCan't you see that they're gonenn20 long years down the line is all that you had to shownA trail of coal dust left behind in the rain and the snownYou had to lay your body downnYou had to lay your body downnOn home groundnnYou always talked about the wind and what a friend it could benThey'd never hear from you again, and though it's hard to believenYou had to bring your brother homenYou had to bring your brother homennIt was always blood and stonenThat brought you to her doornOn a ship so far from home with only love as the lawnShe's all you need to carry onnShe's all you need to carry onnOh, carry on