On the day Mairéad goes away
I'll find it in my heart
A memory of sunny days 
Where we would never part
I'll think of her now and then,
Wonder why love has to end,
Wish that I was young again
On the day Mairéad goes away
On the day Mairéad goes away
I wonder how I'll feel
Life is such a dream 
It often seems that it's not real
I'm sure I'll think of what we had
and if I ever feel too sad
I'll tell myself she's coming back
On the day Mairéad goes away
I don't want to learn to lose somebody
I don't want to learn to say goodbye
I don't want to learn no acceptance of the truth
When the truth is not much better than the lie
I don't want to learn to say goodbye
Say goodbye
On the day Mairéad goes away
You will find me here
Amongst the drunks and cigarettes 
'Whisky, wine or beer?' 
I'll find a place to disconnect
I'll find a place I can forget myself
A place I can protect myself
On the day that Mairéad goes...