i spoke too soon

Last night we had the pleasure of taking in some live music by a friend of ours Ryan McKenna at Slainte Irish Pub here in Hamilton. Ryan and his brother Joel make up the two person band McKenna.

I found a music video of their hit song “Guinness for Two" located here on Google video. (Check out their myspace page too.)

Rather liking the song, I’ll post the lyrics here as well…

Guinness For Two

Written by: Ryan McKenna

Here and now we are less than we were nearly yesterday.
Death is a mystery to those left behind.
So we offer a chorus to those gone before us
and one in particular shines.

So I’ll say hello to the girls that you know
and they’ll laugh ’till they cry over stories of you.
At a table for one I’ll recall all you’ve done
and I’ll finish my Guinness for two.

Away, oh, away! A glass for one away.
Today, oh, today! The past is done today.

Well, they say when you lose any limb you could choose
that surely you feel it, but surely it’s gone.
In the same way, we know, up above we’ll be whole
and our grand misadventures go on.

Though I miss you like burning, I don’t wish your returning,
for you have gone on to joy evermore.
And I’ll follow you soon for a life is a tune
and together we’ll sing the encore.

(taken from sonicbids)

Filed under: culture on April 4th, 2007