Shannon Murray - Ireland lyrics

I am going to Ireland on a ship I'm going far away I am going to Ireland one of these days I am going to jump right in And take a swim in my river in my Ireland How can we know where we are going When we don't know where we have been We learn history from textbooks in school Written by the rich and the men that rule While our grandparents sit in nursing homes And our history is lost and we are lost and lost we'll roam How can we know where we are going When we don't know where we have been Lover won't you come to my window tonight Sing me that song in summer moonlight Because I don't know much about love and romance My parents were victims of circumstance How can we know where we are going When we don't know where we have been I am going to Ireland on a ship I'm going far away I am going to Ireland one of these days I am going to jump right in And take a swim in my river in my Ireland