Lyrics Sunburn - Mary Coughlan

Sunburn

She looked up, she saw him
'Twas understood
And then he felt the warm blood
They found it so good to be here
On the southern coast of a tawny stare
Living in the heat of a longing glare
That’s when you get sunburned
In the land of the suntan eyes
That’s when
That’s when you get sunburned
They wandered off to the English pub
Sombrero Irish their travel club
She said that someday I’ll travel too
I’m coming here to practice on your native tongue
He said play me a fountain, that’s another one
That’s when you get sunburned
In the land of the suntan eyes
That’s when
That’s when you get sunburned
Tonight he’s not dreamin'
Of the hills of Johnny Roll
From his balcony their laughter is descending
On the curbs of the seafront
Where the lovely Irish go
In search of the blond and the blue
Please help me Tony
You know it’s true
The crazy pleasure I’ll give to you
I have to get out of this country soon
But her face, it fell when she heard him say
Tomorrow as the man says is another day
He woke up sweaty
But she had gone
It’s just as well I am movin' on
His face had twisted into a rage
Gone was his closest passionate shoes
All that she left was his tape of U2
That’s when you get sunburned
In the land of the suntan eyes
That’s when
That’s when you get sunburned
Tonight he’s not dreamin'
Of his girl, she passed away
He’s flying home across the aging ocean
By his sad black sombrero
And diamond in the hearse
And the pleasures of the duty-free