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The Cutter Lyrics by Runrig

The Cutter & The Clan

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[Verse 1]
When you arrived in Canada, you walked the streets
Out of work, out of money, prospects bleak
Now the plane comes down from the morning sky
And you touch the land where the fire won't die

[Chorus]
Oh, Johnny, you're home, man
It's a long road you drove us down
It's only a moment
Since the diesels turned

[Verse 2]
Now the blade cuts clean through the island soil
And the years roll back and the world grows small
You stand on the banks in the wind and the rain
And all of your money now can't hide this pain

[Chorus]
Oh, Johnny, you're home, man
It's a long road you drove us down
It's only a moment
Since the diesels turned

[Bridge]
The heath flame is burning bright
Burning every night
It's winter in Ontario
Wheels that turned us village kids
Still carry through the heaths
Oh, they no longer turn for you

[Verse 3]
So you hold your mother and you bless the air
With the tears of the emigrant, tongue of the Gael
And the plane takes off in a clear blue sky
Life's a long lost list of last goodbyes

[Chorus]
Oh, Johnny, you're home, man
It's a long road you drove us down
It's only a moment
Since the diesels turned
Johnny, you're home, man
It's a long road you drove us down
It's only a moment
Since the diesels turned
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About “The Cutter” by Runrig

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"The Cutter" appears on "The Cutter & The Clan".

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