Irish Airman Lyrics

I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the
clouds above:
Those that I fight I do not hate
Those that I guard not love;

My country is Kiltartan Cross
My countrymen Kiltartan's poor
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.Fiddler's Green - Irish Airman - http://motolyrics.com/fiddlers-green/irish-airman-lyrics.html

Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds
I balanced all, brought all to mind
The years to come seemed waste of breath
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death