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I ought to leave
Enough hot water
For your morning bath
That I'd not thought I
Hate to hear you talk that way
But I can't bring myself to say I'm sorry
The past is always
Knocking incessant
Trying to break through
Into the present
We have to work to keep it out
And I won't be the first to shout
It's over
I used to want to plant bombs
At the last night of the proms
But, now you'll find me with the baby in the bathroom
With that big shell listening for the sound of the sea
I steal a kiss from you
In the supermarket
I walk you down the aisle
You fill my basket
And through it all
The stick I take
Is worth it with the love we make
I used to want to plant bombs
At the last night of the proms
But now you'll find me with the baby in the bathroom
With that big shell listening for the sound of the sea
The baby and me
I stayed in bed
Alone uncertain
Then I met you
You drew the curtains
The sun came up
The trees began to sing
And light shone in on everything
I love you
The sun cam up
The trees began to sing
And Light shone in on everything
I love you
Enough hot water
For your morning bath
That I'd not thought I
But I can't bring myself to say I'm sorry
The past is always
Knocking incessant
Trying to break through
Into the present
We have to work to keep it out
And I won't be the first to shout
It's over
I used to want to plant bombs
At the last night of the proms
But, now you'll find me with the baby in the bathroom
With that big shell listening for the sound of the sea
In the supermarket
I walk you down the aisle
You fill my basket
And through it all
The stick I take
Is worth it with the love we make
At the last night of the proms
But now you'll find me with the baby in the bathroom
With that big shell listening for the sound of the sea
The baby and me
Alone uncertain
Then I met you
You drew the curtains
The sun came up
The trees began to sing
And light shone in on everything
I love you
The sun cam up
The trees began to sing
And Light shone in on everything
I love you
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Obviously this song is pretty self-explanatory. I just had to post a comment though, because it is one of my all-time favorite songs, like in the top three. I cried the first time I heard it. This and "Accidental Babies" by Damien Rice are the two saddest songs ever written in my opinion.
Just reading these lyrics and I welled up. I've found his last three albums disappointing and was wondering if a happy domestic life had sapped his facility as a lyricist. Realising that fatherhood inspired him to come up with something as beautiful as this gives me hope that he's got another great album in him yet.
Definitely my favorite Billy Bragg song from that album (William Bloke). It usually makes me cry. One of the prettiest love songs I know.