I was a young boy, my life in my hand
future was dusty, school I could not stand
I had my first bike when I was eighteen
dreamt of the wide world I never had seen
went to the army, I learned to kill
was an apprentice, I went through the mill.

Steel me from fleeting temptations
I only want to be with you
take me to my destination
make my dreams of home come true.

I was a student amongst pretty girls
I found my nugget between all these pearls
started my business, I worked like a dog
was pretty busy, all around the clock
I did not notice that I had no home
we had no children her heart was of stone.

Steel me from fleeting temptations
I only want to be with you
take me to my destination
make my dreams of home come true.

I built a small house in Dingle, Ireland
we tried to live there but true is we can't
so I stayed alone, I started to brood
about sense of life and why she was crude
later, in autumn, she titled the divorce
she tried to damage me without remorse.

Steel me from fleeting temptations
I only want to be with you
take me to my destination
make my dreams of home come true.

Then I was moving back to my home town
looked for a new flat I was quite down
I met a lady until now I'm sure
I should have met her two decades before
now I am father, I felt like in trance
when my son was born my life got a sense.

Steel me from fleeting temptations
I only want to be with you
take me to my destination
make my dreams of home come true.