Upstarts And Broken Hearts Lyrics - The Gang's All Here - Dropkick Murphys

I once met a young girl filled with fire, 

That saw through my front to this shell of a man 

She knew I'd be a handful from the start, 

This strong willed woman had an angels heart 

The holes in these wings don't allow me to fly 

So you'd better brace for a life of pain, 

And if fate is the path to this better life 

Somehow I feel you'll never see the faces change 

Through thick and thin, 

She stood by you 

She held the key to my broken heart 

I look back and wonder, 

Sit and ponder. 

How I could have ever neglected you. 

For the blood soaked soil on the old ball field, 

I gambled on a hand I wasn't ready to lose 

But if the tables were turned and I faced the troubles, 

Tough times and struggles I put you through 

I'd of been there as you were through hardship and horror 

My life and my love are pledged to you. 

Through thick and thin, 

She stood by you 

She held the key to my broken heart 

Remember the nights she waited and wondered, 

fused to a myth that it had taken it's toll. 

But this Godless man has mended his way, 

Never again will she be alone. 

I remember it well, 

Still I always knew that she was destined to be my bride 

This woman had pride, 

She was full of life. 

I could see the passion in her eyes. 

She thought she found a man, 

But she fell for the devil 

An evil monster in disguise. 

Now I'll honor and obey, 

Forever stay. 

True to you, my Irish rose 

Through thick and thin, 

She stood by you 

She held the key to my broken heart