LYRIC FOR SALE

By Edward Kenny

And so there shined a light above Balmoral,
And in that beam were stairs cascading down,
Then she took His hand and began ascending,
Fulfilled her tasks to leave behind the crown.

Violet, blue, green, orange, red and indigo,
But in the last watch only light was seen,
Until on the wings of another morning,
It flew off with the spirit of the Queen.

In Aberdineshire in Scotland, (CHORUS)
Land where mountains rise and gardens grow,
There’s a castle and a legend
Of a heroine from long ago.

Two sides of the sword of a tradition,
They can be hard to hold and to let go,
And in the end we are all only human,
The best of us will do the best we know.

Once upon a time there was a princess,
Like the stars aligned in a time and place,
Where above the blood, the treasure and power,
There rose a woman of such love and grace.

In Aberdineshire in Scotland, (CHORUS)
Land where mountains rise and gardens grow,
There’s a castle and a legend,
Of a heroine from long ago.

And so there shined a light above Balmoral…