Ed Sheeran
Castle on the Hill lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:22
When I was six years old, I broke my leg
When I was running from my brother and his friends
And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down
Well, I was younger then, take me back to when
I found my heart and broke it here
Made friends and lost them through the years
And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I've grown
But I can't wait to go home
I'm on my way
Driving at 90 down those country lanes
Singing to "Tiny Dancer"
And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real
And we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
15 years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes
Running from the law through the backfields
And getting drunk with my friends
Had my first kiss on a Friday night
I don't reckon that I did it right
But I was younger then, take me back to when
We found weekend jobs, when we got paid
We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight
Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long, oh, how we've grown
But I can't wait to go home
I'm on my way (hoo-hoo)
Driving at 90 down those country lanes (hoo-hoo)
Singing to "Tiny Dancer"
And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real
And we watched the sunset (hoo-hoo), over the castle on the hill
Hoo-hoo, over the castle on the hill
Hoo-hoo, over the castle on the hill
One friend left to sell clothes, one works down by the coast
One had two kids but lives alone, one's brother overdosed
One's already on his second wife, one's just barely getting by
But these people raised me and I can't wait to go home
And I'm on my way
I still remember these old country lanes
When we did not know the answers
And I miss the way (hoo-hoo) you make me feel, it's real
When we watched the sunset (hoo-hoo) over the castle on the hill
Hoo-hoo, over the castle on the hill
Hoo-hoo, over the castle on the hill
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Key vocabulary
- broke
- past of break
- rolled
- moved by turningB1
- back
- toward the rearA1
- i've
- I have
- roaring
- making loud continuous noise
- grown
- fully developed
- i'm
- I amC2
- lanes
- marked road stripsB2
- perfume
- pleasant smelling liquidA2
- mountain
- very high land formA1
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About this song
Ed Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter known for his blend of folk, pop, and hip-hop, beginning with his rise from UK pub gigs to major albums including +. He is associated with chart-topping singles such as “Shape of You” and “Perfect,” and has also collaborated with artists like Taylor Swift, Chance the Rapper, and Beyoncé.