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Paroles de la chanson The girl I used to be par Imelda May
Once upon a time


A Dublin girl ran free


Down the cobbled stones


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Round pubs and homes


As rich as she could be.








Swimming in the irish sea


Climbing up bray head


Her lips were warmed with pots of tea


Chips and buttered bread


Fed love from Mam and Dad.





They raised her up


They made her fly


They gave her roots and wings


As time moves on and years go by


She'll miss those simple things


She's the girl I used to be.














The playgrounds all came down


And we mourned our factory


Times were tough, but I had enough


I had my family.





Life kicked in with all its might


But my strong heart wouldn't break


I got kicked around and broken down


I took all that I could take





But you raised me up


You made me fly


You gave me roots and wings


As time moves on and years go by


I miss those simple things


And the girl I used to be.





Now I'm grown with a child of my own


And I hope to God on high


That these are the days she thinks upon


As the best days of her life.





And I'll raise her up


I'll make her fly


I'll give her roots and wings


As time moves on and years go by


She'll miss those simple things


And the girl she used to be


She's the girl I used to be.