Come here and listen to me boys
For the story that I tell
How I crossed the sea from erins shore

A man condemned to sail

To a land of milk and honey

And whiskey by the pail
They promised me a future there
A life that would not fail


For it's a rocky road you travel
Tryin' to walk a righteous path

I left my love back there
With our baby on her lap


I'm putting down my sword now
I'm hanging up my gun
I haven't got the will to fight

This battle lost or won

This home is not our home from home

This land is not for free
No matter where I work or roam
Won't bring my country back to me


This home is not our home from home
This land is not for free

No matter where I work or roam
Won't bring my country back to me


In the kingdom of the lost

The bullets keep on coming

And the rain it never ends
I don't know who I'm killing now
My enemies or friends


I'll drink away the darkness
Till the dawn comes around

You can take me if you want to
Carry on, my guard is down


This home is not our home from home
This land is not for free
No matter where I work or roam

Won't bring my country back to me

In the kingdom of the lost


Come here and listen to me boys
For the story that I tell

How I crossed the sea from erins shore
A man condemned to sail


To a land of milk and honey
And whiskey by the pail
They promised me a future there

A life that would not fail

This home is not our home from home

This land is not for free
No matter where I work or roam
Won't bring my country back to me


I'm a rebel without a cause


This home is not our home from home
This land is not for free (I'm a patriot without a heart)
No matter where I work or roam

Won't bring my country back to me

In the kingdom of the lost