Castle On The Hill
Ryan Dolan Lyrics

When I was six years old I broke my leg
At the age of six, I had broken my leg while running away from my brother and his friends

I was younger then Take me back to when
I was younger and I would like to go back to that time

I found my heart and broke it here Made friends and lost them through the years And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long I know I've grown I can't wait to go home
In the past, I found love and experienced heartbreak, made friends and lost them over the years, and haven't visited my favorite views in years, yet have grown and cannot wait to head home

I'm on my way Driving at 90 down those country lanes Singing to "Tiny Dancer" And I miss the way You make me feel And it's real We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
I'm driving down country lanes at a high speed, enjoying Elton John's "Tiny Dancer", and thinking about how much I miss the person who made me feel alive, who I watched the sunset with over the castle on the hill

Fifteen years old and smoking handrolled cigarettes Running from the law through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends Had my first kiss on a Friday night I don't reckon I did it right
I was fifteen years old and making reckless decisions, smoking cigarettes, breaking the law, and drinking with my friends, having had my first kiss on a Friday evening, not feeling as if I did it properly

We found weekend jobs, when we got paid We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long Oh, how we've grown But I can't wait to go home
We found part-time work and wasted our paychecks on low-cost alcohol, avoiding the unpleasant feeling of vomiting, all having grown up, but still yearning to go back home

One friend left to sell clothes One works down by the coast One had two kids but lives alone One's brother overdosed One's already on his second wife One's just barely getting by But these people raised me And I can't wait to go home
One friend has become a salesperson, one works near the beach, one had two children but still lives alone, one's brother died from an overdose, one is already married for the second time, and one is struggling to get by. Despite that, these people raised me, and I cannot wait to return home

And I'm on my way I still remember these old country lanes When we did not know the answers And I miss the way You make me feel It's real We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill Over the castle on the hill Over the castle on the hill
I'm en route, recalling old country lanes, reminding me of a time when we didn't know everything, and I long for the person who gives me joy as we watched the sunset together at the castle on the hill