Cedarwood Road lyrics by U2

cedarwood road lyrics by u2
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Cedarwood Road lyrics by U2

The lyrics found on Songs of Innocence from where this song hails are full of personal moments from writer Bono. Iris, is about his mother and Cedarwood Road is about the street where Bono grew up at number 10. His friends Guggi Rowan and Gavin Friday grew up with them - Gavin Friday went on to become semi famous with his own music - Bono dedicated Cedarwood Road to Guggi.


Lyrics

I was running down the road
The fear was all I knew
I was looking for a soul that’s real
Then I ran into you
And that cherry blossom tree
Was a gateway to the sun
And friendship, once it’s won
It’s won, it’s one
Northside
Just across the river to the Southside
That’s a long way here
All the green and all the gold
The hurt you hide
The joy you hold
The foolish pride
That gets you out the door
Up on Cedarwood Road
On Cedarwood Road
Sleepwalking down the road
Not waking from these dreams
‘Cause it’s never dead
It’s still my dead
It was a warzone in my teens
I’m still standing on that street
Still need an enemy
The worst ones I can’t see
You can, you can
Northside
Just across the river to the Southside
That’s a long way here
All the green and all the gold
The hurt you hide
And the joy you hold
The foolish pride
That sends you back for more
Up on Cedarwood Road
On Cedarwood Road
If the door is open it isn’t theft
You can’t return to where you’ve never left
Blossoms falling from a tree
They cover you and cover me
Symbols clashing, bibles smashing
Paint the world you need to see
Sometimes fear is the only place
That we can call our home
Cedarwood Road
And a heart that is broken
Is a heart that is open
Open, open


Check out the lyrics to U2's Volcano which can also be found ripping it up on Songs of Innocence.

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