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There's a stranger on the road tonight On the way to Soldierstown A stranger with his coat pulled tight And his collar buttoned down A stranger every sinner knows A seasoned man of war Marching to the fires of hell Scarred by the cannon's roar They know he's bound for Soldierstown It's written on the moon They're pulling all the shutters down Listening fearful of his tune He'll sing his song of sixpence Break his fist upon a door They know the score in Soldierstown He's journeyed here before There is no choice, no compromise Give up one of your kin (Tar a thighearna tar a thi) To save the other children To save your bone and skin Tonight's the night, you must decide Which son will stay or go (Tar a thighearna tar a thi) SongtexteThe devil rides in Soldierstown His boots cut through the snow A shadow falls on windows Praying that he'll pass Listening for the death knell Of his breath upon the glass You all must lose a finger If you wish to save a hand The stranger chants a mantra That the townsfolk understand Now every son and daughter Has been taken in the night Condemned they say to slaughter If they dare to take the fight It's midnight out in Soldierstown There's a knock upon the door The youngest pushed out in the snow To save the other four You can hear the screams in Belfast town Or so the story goes (Tar a thighearna tar a thi) You can trace the sets of footprints In the deepest winter snows There's nothing here in Soldierstown Save misery and poain (Tar a thighhearna tar a thi) The crops all failed in Soldierstown They never grew again The stranger though, misunderstood Had to come to save their young To steal them from their poverty Turn their faces to the sun To a place where law and love were taught And peace it overflowed One night a soulless father Met the stranger on the road I'll fight until one of us dies He screamed into his face (Tar a thighhearna tar a thi) I admire your noble notion Said the stranger, touched by grace But first please let me show you Where the young you gave me play (Tar a thighhearna tar a thi) In meadows filled with laughter Growing wiser by the day One day your son may save you all From the hell of Soldierstown But take him back the stranger cried His patience wearing down A stranger came to Soldierstown When twenty years had passed Looking for his father Breathing slowly on the glass... There is no choice, no compromise Give up one of your kin (Tar a thighhearna tar a thi) To save the other children To save your bone and skin Tonight's the night, you must decide Which son will stay or go (Tar a thighhearna tar a thi) The devil rides in Soldierstown His boots cut through the snow You can here the screams in Belfast town Or so the story goes (Tar a thighhearna tar a thi) You can trace the sets of footprints In the deepest winter snows There's nothing here in Soldierstown Save misery and pain (Tar a thighhearna tar a thi) The devil rides in Soldierstown He's smiling once again Aus Songtexte Mania