For Tilly
1918 Baker's wife had a son
First of three, eventually the only one
'Cause eight years later your mother died
No one ever knew how much you cried
Life ain't that long
And the world goes on and on and on
And that's how it was
For Tilly
For Tilly
Just 13 and you were off to work
Never got the education that you deserved
At 21, one of many volunteers
To fight a war that wasn't even here
The fight goes on
In our minds the enemy lives on
And that's how it was
For Tilly
For Tilly
You'll never know how I
How I felt about you
I'm just sorry that I
Never got to know you well
30 years old, you take a wife
And move to Sydney to start a new life
Three children in just three years
Determined to give them all that you missed
Life ain't that long
And the world turns on and on and on
And that's how it was
For Tilly
For Tilly
60 years to make a house a home
But at 62, you left your wife alone
Didn't mean to fall asleep at that wheel
Life gave you a pretty raw deal
The fight goes on
In our minds the enemy lives on
And that's how it was
For Tilly
For Tilly
(For Tilly) You'll never know how I
How I felt about you (For Tilly)
I'm just sorry that I
Never got to know you well (For Tilly)
60 years to make a house a home (For Tilly)
But at 62, you left your wife alone
Alone, alone, alone, alone
Alone, alone, alone, alone
First of three, eventually the only one
'Cause eight years later your mother died
No one ever knew how much you cried
Life ain't that long
And the world goes on and on and on
And that's how it was
For Tilly
For Tilly
Just 13 and you were off to work
Never got the education that you deserved
At 21, one of many volunteers
To fight a war that wasn't even here
The fight goes on
In our minds the enemy lives on
And that's how it was
For Tilly
For Tilly
You'll never know how I
How I felt about you
I'm just sorry that I
Never got to know you well
30 years old, you take a wife
And move to Sydney to start a new life
Three children in just three years
Determined to give them all that you missed
Life ain't that long
And the world turns on and on and on
And that's how it was
For Tilly
For Tilly
60 years to make a house a home
But at 62, you left your wife alone
Didn't mean to fall asleep at that wheel
Life gave you a pretty raw deal
The fight goes on
In our minds the enemy lives on
And that's how it was
For Tilly
For Tilly
(For Tilly) You'll never know how I
How I felt about you (For Tilly)
I'm just sorry that I
Never got to know you well (For Tilly)
60 years to make a house a home (For Tilly)
But at 62, you left your wife alone
Alone, alone, alone, alone
Alone, alone, alone, alone
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Writer(s): Peter Leonard Devine
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