Fields of Sorrow

[Intro] [Verse 1] Across the fields of sorrow, where the famine laid us low Our children cried for hunger, as the blight began to grow The land we once relied on, turned barren and so cold Now tales of desolation and despair are often told [Pre-Chorus] Dark clouds gather in the sky Echoes of the days gone by [Chorus] Oh, the fields of sorrow No food for tomorrow We sing and we dance In the shadow of chance [Verse 2] In the year of forty-seven, when the crops began to fail We prayed for our survival, but our hopes were to no avail With empty hands and stomachs, we watched the seasons pass The fields that once brought plenty, now were barren, dry, and vast [Pre-Chorus] Dark clouds gather in the sky Echoes of the days gone by [Chorus] Oh, the fields of sorrow No food for tomorrow We sing and we dance In the shadow of chance [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] From the towns to distant valleys, the famine's grip was tight Families torn asunder, in the endless, hopeless night The ships that carried promise, to a land across the sea Became our only refuge, from the famine's misery [Pre-Chorus] Dark clouds gather in the sky Echoes of the days gone by [Chorus] Oh, the fields of sorrow No food for tomorrow We sing and we dance In the shadow of chance [Bridge] The landlords took their due, while the people starved in pain We cursed their cruel oppression, as we prayed for the rain In the wake of devastation, only memories remain Of the fields that once were golden, now forever stained [Verse 4] Through the years we wandered, in lands so far from home With hearts forever haunted, by the famine's silent moan We built our lives from nothing, yet we never can forget The fields of sorrow calling, in the whispers of regret [Pre-Chorus] Dark clouds gather in the sky Echoes of the days gone by [Chorus] Oh, the fields of sorrow No food for tomorrow We sing and we dance In the shadow of chance [Outro] Oh, the fields of sorrow No food for tomorrow We sing and we dance In the shadow of chance [End]