Then You Get Older

When you're young
Ripe as a plum
Yeah it seems your troubles
Stop at one

And your home
Of white washed stone
Keeps you warm and wrapped up
'Til you're grown

Every time you fell behind
They were there
And the light that lit up your eyes
Could not be brighter

Then you get older
And the light has died down
It smoulders
Smothered by
Life's cold wet hand

Every day
Starts much the same
Waking up and knowing
That you're safe

All you know
Is flesh and bone
Your mum and dad and your sister
Four-leaf clover

Every time you fell behind
They were there
And the light that lit up your eyes
Could not be brighter

But then you get older
And the light has died down
It smoulders
Smothered by
Life's cold wet hand

So when life gets you down
You're on a ship bound for nowhere
Just look to the air

So go on wipe off that frown
Go on get on the gale
They'll be your sails

When you're old
Life takes its toll
Just remember that you are
Not alone