Simple Minds performing Belfast Child with Sinnead O'Connor at Night Of The Proms (2008). Considered one the greatest live bands of the past 40 years, Simple Minds recently announced their biggest tour since 1985. The Global Tour 2024 will see the band play to over one million people. Tour Dates: https://www.simpleminds.com/tour/ Official Site: https://www.simpleminds.com/ Latest Releases: https://www.simpleminds.com/category/news/release-info/ Newsletter: https://www.simpleminds.com/newsletter/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/SimpleMindsVideo/featuredsub_confirmation=1 Socials: https://www.facebook.com/simpleminds https://www.instagram.com/simplemindsmusic/ https://twitter.com/simplemindscom https://play.spotify.com/artist/6hN9F0iuULZYWXppob22Aj Lyrics When my love said to me Meet me down by the gallow tree For it's sad news I bring About this old town and all that it's offering Some say troubles abound Some day soon they're gonna pull the old town down One day we'll return here, When the Belfast child sings again (Sinead O'Connor) I dreamed last night That my own love came in He came in so sweetly His feet made no din He crept up beside me And this he did say: It will not be long, love, 'Til our wedding day Some come back Billy, won't you come on home Come back Mary, you've been away so long The streets are empty, and your mother's gone The girls are crying, it's been oh so long And your father's calling, come on home Come on home, come on home Come back people, you've been gone a while And the war is raging, in the emerald isle That's flesh and blood man, that's flesh and blood All the girls are crying but all's not lost The streets are empty, the streets are cold Won't you come on home, won't you come on home The streets are empty Life goes on, Life goes on One day we'll return here When the Belfast child sings again When the Belfast child sings again #SimpleMinds #SinneadOConnor #NightofTheProms #BelfastChild