Lift the Wings (from Riverdance) Lyrics

How can the small flowers grow
If the wild winds blow
And the cold snow is all around?
And 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 a rain won't fall
To wash its branches down?
And how can the 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 this song will bring me near to you, a Stóirín a Grá
Credits: Bill Whelan