(Alec Finn / Phil & June Colclough)
They came across the border through the snowy Cordillera
She could dance Fandango, he could play guitar
In a cold northern city now they try to live life faceless
She collects the glasses, he works behind the bar
But something in their faces is bound to get them noted
A beauty, a defiance that makes customers beware
And if you watch them closely you can see that they're no servants
But players from a drama which is happening elsewhere
In the early morning when the drinkers have departed
We watch them walk in silence to their tiny room
And often around corners together they'll be glancing
To make sure no one's watching through the shadows and the gloom
For hour after hour together they'll be talking
About the time they ran fast as the southern reels
They'll be reminiscing of the time they were walking
High on the snowline, way above the trees
They waited till the night came and then they ran together
There was no time to say goodbye, there was no time for tears
All through the darkness running for the border
All they carried with them was nothing but their fears
In the early light they saw the Cordillera
There they breathed the air which is so free and pure
Their arms around each other they came across the border
In their hearts they knew they would return no more
Her hair upon the pillow it shines as black as raven
The rings upon his fingers are the only things he brought
And if you were to see them and say that they've got nothing
But all they need is nothing, and nothing's ever sought
Sometimes while they're sleeping they can see the southern mountains
They stand there in the wind which blows so strong and wild
All they have is love and love it costs them nothing
In the early springtime she expects his child
(as sung by De Dannan)