Ode to Scotland
[Verse 1]
Run with me in dresses that are rising up
Our legs as winter winds hit us before the club
Teenagers drink cans of Soop
Uni students stomp their boots
Sleet falls and slashes skin unless you’re prepared
Castles in ruins that were once owned by lairds
Are scattered across the country
With roots deep as hickories
Drive north and you can dive into cold lochs
Whilst you’re swallowed by Nessie as Ghillie Dhu gawk
The north sky hosts bold colours
Green strokes astound young lovers
Pick a football club to follow until you die
And make sure when they inevitably lose that you cry
When the sun arrives in May
Children play in their driveways
[Chorus]
My home holds beauty in the night-time
Castle lights shine over the nightlife
I’d never want to leave it
I implore all to see it
Darkness arrives early in winter
Head out and you can watch him kiss her
Slow trains run through my city
I think that it would miss me
[Verse 2]
Christmas lights still shine from the poorest homes
Go out in Glasgow and you’ll never walk alone
Ben Nevis will watch over
Your soul as air grows colder
Statues of warriors stand proud under the stars
Despite the youth’s ignorance as to who they are
I will explore the history
That was never taught to me
Tourist shops selling tartan hats on toys deathly pale
Blackhouses once inhabited, now deserted by Gaels
Highland tides do call to me
Arthur’s Seat observes proudly
Triquetra hanging from the end of my neck
As customers in the café motion for their cheque
When Burns Night arrives anew
They’ll order haggis from the menu
[Chorus]
My home holds beauty in the night-time
Castle lights shine over the nightlife
I’d never want to leave it
I implore all to see it
Darkness arrives early in winter
Head out and you can watch him kiss her
Slow trains run through my city
I think that it would miss me
[Bridge]
Alba, Alba
Chan eil aon chànan gu leòr
Alba, Alba
Freedom forevermore
[Chorus]
My home holds beauty in the night-time
Castle lights shine over the nightlife
I’d never want to leave it
I implore all to see it
Darkness arrives early in winter
Head out and you can watch him kiss her
Slow trains run through my city
I think that it would miss me.
