Tim Finn
Many’s the Time (In Dublin)
T. Finn-O'Maonlai-White

Many's the time I'd do anything just to belong
Many's the time what I did I would feel to be wrong
I was only trying too hard
Just to belong
I was only trying too hard

The wind pulled the water
Bonfire burning high
You took me in your arms
And told me I could cry
I didn't want to hurt you
I felt something was wrong
I didn't mean to want you
Just to belong

First we got turned away
Then we got welcomed in
First we got turned away
Then we got welcomed in
I was only trying too hard
A place to begin
I was only trying too hard

We drove past the nightclub
In a beaten up old car
The man on the door said
"Do we know who you you are?"
They gave us fruit cocktails
That we didn't want to drink
Techno music coming through
I started to think