Declan De Barra - Welcome lyrics

You had to leave like you were cast far and wide You didn't have a choice There was nothing to decide Without food in our bellies Without a pick in our bones Without a scrap on our backs We had to leave our homes... So welcome home Even though you're far from yours Welcome home Welcome to these shores.. You don't have to change your culture or your ways Your language or your heart You're welcome as you are... Don't listen to their words We won't leave you down They're traitors to our dead To our history abroad We sailed on coffin ships To many foreign shores We were welcome to their lands And now the turn is ours... So welcome home Even though you're far from yours Welcome home Welcome to these shores.. You don't have to change your culture or your ways Your language or your heart You're welcome as you are...