So they told me of a country
Of a place where we came from
It's a place of untold beauty
So why does it feel wrong
If it's good, then why did we come here
If it's good, then why bother to leave
If it's good, then why bother to emigrate
Cause there's nothing different here
As I sit beside the fire
As I wait to feel the heat
My children are in the back yard
Playing with their shoeless feet
My husband has left me alone
As he spends money on drink
As he sings about the old days
A place that don't exist
In my dreams I'm back in my old place
If it's good, then why did we come here
If it's good, then why bother to leave
If it's good, then why bother to emigrate
Cause there's nothing different here
If it's good, then why did we come here
If it's good, then why bother to leave
If it's good, then why bother to emigrate
Cause there's nothing different here