[Intro – warm acoustic guitar, fiddle and drums enter together, nostalgic but upbeat] [Verse 1 – rough warm male vocal, reflective, restrained energy] The time has come to raise a glass and shout it to the crowd When this all started, just two lads, unbowed and bloody proud First garage jams and tiny pubs, that gritty basement sound I still remember every night we beat into the ground! [Pre-Chorus – energy gradually rising, fiddle becomes more active] Envy crawls around our heels, but I just leap and sing An honest foe is better than the fake friends winter brings The music bound us soul to soul, it roars inside our veins I still remember days like this through sunshine and the rain! [Chorus – wide melodic lift, joyful gang vocals, strong pub sing-along] We wanna thank you for the dream, for every step we’ve trod For every show we shared a pint and gave a rebel nod! We’re forever young at heart, we walk a world our own We know the drill, we know the score, it's carved in Belfast stone We are the Outsiders Boston Band, big kids you used to know It looks like nowt, but means the world, so on and on we go! [Short instrumental break – melodic fiddle and acoustic guitar] [Verse 2 – warm nostalgic vocal, slightly stronger than Verse 1] Straight out of Belfast's heavy rain to Boston’s rugged coast Still hungry for the next big tune, still raising up a toast No compromise, against the odds, defying gravity’s law As long as breath is in our lungs, we’ll play and ask for more! [Chorus – fuller guitars, louder gang vocals] We wanna thank you for the dream, for every step we’ve trod For every show we shared a pint and gave a rebel nod! We’re forever young at heart, we walk a world our own We know the drill, we know the score, it's carved in Belfast stone We are the Outsiders Boston Band, big kids you used to know It looks like nowt, but means the world, so on and on we go! [Bridge – fiddle and bodhrán take the lead, rowdy live-band feel] [Gang Vocals – shouted together] Every moment, every day, every scar upon our skin! Play it loud and play it fast—let the rowdy night begin! Hey! Hey! Hey! [Brief instrumental surge – fiddle, distorted guitar, tambourine] [Final Chorus – biggest section, joyful and nostalgic, whole band singing along] We wanna thank you for the dream, for every step we’ve trod For every show we shared a pint and gave a rebel nod! We’re forever young at heart, we walk a world our own We know the drill, we know the score, it's carved in Belfast stone We are the Outsiders Boston Band, big kids you used to know It looks like nowt, but means the world, so on and on we go! [Outro – instruments keep driving, gang vocals and loose live energy] Yeah, on and on we go! From Belfast to the Boston docks! Outsiders till the end! [Final hit – fiddle rings out, band laughter and faint pub ambience]
