On a late night out of London I left England behind Heading west to Mother Ireland Through the night Heading home to all the memories I once left behind All the memories of a starlit Irish night... She was delicate and fragile She was wild and untamed Like a wave rolling home across the sea And she took me like a rainstorm Down and down again Like a rainstorm then gone again from me... Raise your glass a little higher Tell the band I'm here to stay Till some lover puts a smile back on my face Wash my soul in Irish whiskey One more passion play And say goodbye To the rose of Kensington Place... Now the night is falling heavy Across the cliffs of Mohr And I'm dreaming about things and how they were And of all the Irish angels I have known before There was no one and no love quite like her... Raise your glass a little higher Tell the band I'm here to stay Till some lover puts a smile back on my face Wash my soul in Irish whiskey One more passion play And say goodbye To the rose of Kensington Place... And say goodbye To the rose of Kensington Place...