"Kayleigh" as written by Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas....
Do you remember chalk hearts melting on a playground wall
Do you remember dawn escapes from moon washed college halls
Do you remember the cherry blossom in the market square
Do you remember I thought it was confetti in our hair
By the way didn't I break your heart?
Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart
So sorry, I never meant to break your heart
But you broke mine
Kayleigh is it too late to say I'm sorry?
And Kayleigh could we get it together again?
I just can't go on pretending that it came to a natural end
Kayleigh, oh I never thought I'd miss you
And Kayleigh I thought that we'd always be friends
We said our love would last forever
So how did it come to this bitter end?
Oh, yeah
Do you remember barefoot on the lawn with shooting stars
Do you remember loving on the floor in Belsize park
Do you remember dancing in stilettos in the snow
Do you remember you never understood I had to go
By the way, didn't I break your heart?
Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart
So sorry, I never meant to break your heart
But you broke mine
Kayleigh I just wanna say I'm sorry
But Kayleigh I'm too scared to pick up the phone
To hear you've found another lover
To patch up our broken home
Kayleigh I'm still trying to write that love song
Kayleigh it's more important to me now you're gone
Maybe it will prove that we were right
Or ever prove that I was wrong
Do you remember dawn escapes from moon washed college halls
Do you remember the cherry blossom in the market square
Do you remember I thought it was confetti in our hair
By the way didn't I break your heart?
Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart
So sorry, I never meant to break your heart
But you broke mine
Kayleigh is it too late to say I'm sorry?
And Kayleigh could we get it together again?
I just can't go on pretending that it came to a natural end
Kayleigh, oh I never thought I'd miss you
And Kayleigh I thought that we'd always be friends
We said our love would last forever
So how did it come to this bitter end?
Oh, yeah
Do you remember barefoot on the lawn with shooting stars
Do you remember loving on the floor in Belsize park
Do you remember dancing in stilettos in the snow
Do you remember you never understood I had to go
By the way, didn't I break your heart?
Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart
So sorry, I never meant to break your heart
But you broke mine
Kayleigh I just wanna say I'm sorry
But Kayleigh I'm too scared to pick up the phone
To hear you've found another lover
To patch up our broken home
Kayleigh I'm still trying to write that love song
Kayleigh it's more important to me now you're gone
Maybe it will prove that we were right
Or ever prove that I was wrong
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Also features some fantastic rhythm work and a beautiful guitar solo in the middle from Steve Rothery.
i'm a dude.
but i'll probably name my daughter after this song. when i make one
In addition to depicting the hilarious, on-off, often frustrating relationship between John and Kayleigh ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share’ has been an opportunity for Peter Kay to show us his superb musical knowledge through ‘Forever FM’ but this little gem really stands out as they appear to have built an entire multi-series production in part around this singular song. Even the fact that the spelling of ‘Kayleigh’ is the same in car share given the multiple possible ways of spelling this name (e.g. Kaylee, Kayleigh, Kailey, Kaylie, Cayley etc.) implies that they have decided to shape this production using ‘Kayleigh’ by Marillion.
In the apparent final episode (mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/…) on the way home from work, Kayleigh asks John about their relationship, but he tries to ignore the question and will not declare his true feelings. Kayleigh declares her love to John then leaves the car just before hearing Kayleigh by Marillion on ‘Forever FM’, as requested by John. John chases Kayleigh down the street jumping over vehicles before declaring his love. However, the latter turns out to be just a dream and viewers are left feeling heartbroken after two series of in suspense hoping the couple would get together at the end.
So many of the lyrics in the song and the interpretations of these here on Songmeanings so perfectly describe the relationship between John and Kayleigh that has developed through ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share’ but in particular the following really stands out:
‘Kayleigh is it too late to say I'm sorry?
And Kayleigh could we get it together again?
I just can't go on pretending that it came to a natural end
Kayleigh, oh I never thought I'd miss you
And Kayleigh I thought that we'd always be friends
We said our love would last forever
So how did it come to this bitter end?’
So I hope you all go away and watch ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share’ to, if nothing else, enjoy a musically inspired theme throughout, culminating after 2 series in ‘Kayleigh’ by Marillion which I believe played a pivotal role in inspiring the production.
Although i dont like Pop Rock ballads especially if they are done by a band like Marillion which used to be more into Prog Rock in the early 80's but this seems to be one of their best short songs in the Fish era.
My brother is crazy about this song and especially the solo!!!.