I'm standing in the station
I'm waiting for a train to take me to the border
And my loved one far away
I watched a bunch of soldiers
Heading for the war
I could hardly even bear to see them go
Rolling through the countryside
Tears are in my eyes
We're coming to the borderline
I'm ready with my lies
And in the early morning rain
I see her there
And I know I'll have to say goodbye again
And it's breaking my heart
I know what I must do
I hear my country call me
But I want to be with you
I'm taking my side
One of us will lose
Don't let go, I want to know
That you will wait for me until the day ----
There's no borderline, no borderline
Walking passed the border guards
Reaching for her hand
Showing no emotion
I want to break into a run
But these are only boys
And I will never know
How men can see the wisdom in a war
Chris De Burgh 克里斯迪伯夫是愛爾蘭極具知名度的藝人。
愛爾蘭因為島內政亂,分裂為主張獨立的南愛爾蘭和主張投效英國的北愛爾蘭,長年下來戰亂頻仍,愛爾蘭的藝人因此經常以此特殊背景作為歌曲的題材,克里斯迪伯夫的" Borderline 邊界 ",就是一首極具代表性的作品,也是他的一首暢銷單曲。他有張演唱會的現場專輯,唱到這首歌時,全場觀眾和他齊聲唱出副歌:And it's breaking my heart........,令人動容。國內的齊豫也翻唱過這首歌。