Brothers in the Glen

[Verse] Down by the glen where the heather grows high Two brothers They wandered 'neath an emerald sky With laughter like rivers and hearts ever bound Through thick and through thin On the common ground [Verse 2] One day turned to storm As dark clouds did form With quarrel and shouting The bond was torn But blood runs deep Deeper than the thorn Through the rain and the sorrow A new day was born [Chorus] Oh Brothers in the glen Through joy and through pain Through all of life's seasons We'd do it again For family ties strong as the isle's ancient stones In the heart of Galway We are never alone [Verse 3] Years passed like whispers through the old clover field Both battered and aged But love never yielded In taverns and markets Their stories they’d trade Of battles and burdens And peace that they'd made [Verse] In times of the harvest with ale and the song Their bond rekindled Forever grown strong With laughter and tears They toasted the night To the spirit of family A love burning bright [Chorus] Oh Brothers in the glen Through joy and through pain Through all of life's seasons We'd do it again For family ties strong as the isle's ancient stones In the heart of Galway We are never alone