So, years and years and years ago (it feels like) when we lived out in the boone docks and my mom was WAY into Riverdance she brought home this video from the library that was of one of the few Riverdance performances.  This song was on there and I fell in love with it.  *shakes her head smiling*  It seems I’ve always been a strong proponent of long distance relationships.  I’ve searched for it a couple times…and this time, I found it.  It’s really beautiful.  Here is a link (hopefully it’s good I can’t really hear it because…well…my work computer doesn’t do sound): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0zNIPEXdRI. Lift the WingsHow can the small flowers grow,
If the wild winds blow,
And the cold snow is all around?

Where will the frail birds fly,
If their homes on high,
Have been torn down to the ground?

Lift the wings,
That carry me away from here and,
Fill the sail,
That breaks the line to home.
But when I’m miles and miles apart from you,
I’m beside you, when I think of you,
a Stóirín, a Grá.

How can a tree stand tall,
If the rain won’t fall,
To wash its branches down?

How can a heart survive,
Can it stay alive,
If its love’s denied for long?

Lift the wings,
That carry me away from here and,
Fill the sail,
That breaks the line to home.
But when I’m miles and miles apart from you,
I’m beside you, when I think of you,
a Stóirín,
And I’m with you as I dream of you,
a Stóirín,
And a song will bring you near to me,
a Stóirín, a Gr