Castle On The Hill
- ED SHEERAN Lyrics

When I was six years old I broke my leg
At six years old, I had an accident where I broke my leg while playing with my younger sibling and their friends.

I was running from my brother and his friends
I was running from my brother and his friends when the accident happened.

And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down
While rolling down the mountain, I enjoyed the sweet fragrance of the grass around me.

I was younger then, take me back to when I
I was much younger then and wish to go back to my younger days.

Found my heart and broke it here
I found love and experienced heartbreak in this place.

Made friends and lost them through the years
I have made many friends over the years but have also lost some of them.

And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I've grown
It has been a long time since I have witnessed the thunderous beauty of the fields but I am aware that I have grown since then.

But I can't wait to go home
Although I have changed, I still want to go back home and be a part of those memories again.

I'm on my way
I am already on my way to that place.

Driving at 90 down those country lanes
I am driving down the country lanes at a speed of 90 miles/hour.

Singing to 'Tiny Dancer'
I am singing to the song 'Tiny Dancer'.

And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real
I deeply miss the way you make me feel, and it is very real.

We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
Together, we witnessed the beautiful sunset over the castle on the hill.

Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes
At the age of fifteen, I started smoking hand-rolled cigarettes.

Running from the law through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends
I used to escape from the law by running through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends.

Had my first kiss on a Friday night, I don't reckon that I did it right
I had my first kiss on a Friday night, but I don't think I did it in the right way.

But I was younger then, take me back to when
However, I was much younger then and wish to go back to those carefree days.

We found weekend jobs, when we got paid
When we were older, we found weekend jobs to earn some money.

We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight
With the money we earned from our weekend jobs, we would buy cheap spirits and drink them straight.

Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long, oh how we've grown
It has been a long time since my friends and I got so drunk that we threw up. We have matured a lot since then.

But I can't wait to go home
Regardless, I still can't wait to go back home where I have so many memories.

One friend left to sell clothes
One of my friends left our group and started a clothing selling business.

One works down by the coast
Another friend works down by the coast.

One had two kids but lives alone
One of my friends has two kids but is living alone.

One's brother overdosed
The brother of one of my friends died of an overdose.

One's already on his second wife
Another friend is already on his second marriage.

One's just barely getting by
Another friend of mine is just managing to get by with his life.

But these people raised me and I can't wait to go home
Despite all their troubles, these people were an influential part of my life, and I can't wait to go back home and meet them.

I'm on my way, I still remember
I am still on my way, and I can still remember all those good times I spent with them.

These old country lanes
These old roads still bring back many good memories.

When we did not know the answers
We were all carefree and oblivious, we didn't know what lay ahead of us.

And I miss the way you make me feel, it's real
I miss all the emotions stirred up within me every time I think about them – it's a very real feeling.

We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
Together, we witnessed the beautiful sunset over the castle on the hill.

Over the castle on the hill
Over the castle on the hill where we all have so many memories.

Over the castle on the hill
Over the same old castle on the hill where we have so many memories.