If I had a match, this place would burn
A trial of fire would guide my return
Back to the land I had to leave
That's caused my old poor heart to grieve
So then I turn and face the wall
And try to dream my way from it all
I close my eyes and hope I see
The pretty girls who wait for me
The morning sun
Scatters light all around
Illuminating all the dust for miles around
And though it's bright
I know I cannot see
For today, I know no light will shine on me
If I had a match, this place would burn
A trial of fire would guide my return
Back to the land I had to leave
That's caused my old poor heart to grieve
So then I turn and face the wall
And try to dream my way from it all
I close my eyes and hope I see
The pretty girls who wait for me
I am stranger
In a foreign land
Who his ways and means I know I can't understand
And if I've sinned, oh father I repent
All I have left to my name is my lament
If I had a match, this place would burn
A trial of fire would guide my return
Back to the land I had to leave
That's caused my old poor heart to grieve
So then I turn and face the wall
And try to dream my way from it all
I close my eyes and hope I see
The pretty girls who wait for me
If I had a match, this place would burn
A trial of fire would guide my return
Back to the land I had to leave
That's caused my old poor heart to grieve
So then I turn and face the wall
And try to dream my way from it all
I close my eyes and hope I see
The pretty girls who wait for me
I close my eyes and hope I see
The pretty girls who wait for me