The first two verses seem like memories of childhood. The chorus seems to me to be a metaphor for growing up and how that in childhood they have that hand to hold and the advice of looking left and right and someone to keep them save, but once they've crossed the road, they don't want to let go into adulthood, so they "hold on" (to childhood).
"only one where once stood four
and closest to the kitchen floor
family favourite"
I love this verse, it's fantastic. Basically I read it as there used to be 4 children in the family, but three have grown up and moved out, and just the one is left, the one who's "closest to the kitchen floor", i.e., the smallest and youngest one (stereotypically the youngest is always the "family favourite").
I think not only is it about growing up but maybe specifically about moving out, "there wasn't a dry eye" makes me think they're describing specific occasion where there were tears, as opposed to the vagueness of growing up. « Just a thought :)
I think it's simply about growing up.
The first two verses seem like memories of childhood. The chorus seems to me to be a metaphor for growing up and how that in childhood they have that hand to hold and the advice of looking left and right and someone to keep them save, but once they've crossed the road, they don't want to let go into adulthood, so they "hold on" (to childhood).
"only one where once stood four and closest to the kitchen floor family favourite"
I love this verse, it's fantastic. Basically I read it as there used to be 4 children in the family, but three have grown up and moved out, and just the one is left, the one who's "closest to the kitchen floor", i.e., the smallest and youngest one (stereotypically the youngest is always the "family favourite").
I think not only is it about growing up but maybe specifically about moving out, "there wasn't a dry eye" makes me think they're describing specific occasion where there were tears, as opposed to the vagueness of growing up. « Just a thought :)