The background to the song was explained in one of Immi's vBlogs. She was asked to write a song for a TV film. The story was that a child (not sure if it was a boy or a girl) had moved from the country to the city (New York), and was anxious about going to a new school, and losing all their old friends. The song is written from the point of view of the child's mother trying to encourage the child to face the new life, make new friends, and so on.
This helps make sense of the lyrics, e.g. 'don't give me that look... 'cause I know you're up to it'. Also the reference to Manhattan, since the film is set in New York. Incidentally, the line should be 'golden old streets', not 'oak' or 'oat'! This could be a reference to the 'brownstone' buildings in the older parts of New York.
Of course in the end the song was not used for the film, hence 'The Song That Never Was'.
The background to the song was explained in one of Immi's vBlogs. She was asked to write a song for a TV film. The story was that a child (not sure if it was a boy or a girl) had moved from the country to the city (New York), and was anxious about going to a new school, and losing all their old friends. The song is written from the point of view of the child's mother trying to encourage the child to face the new life, make new friends, and so on.
This helps make sense of the lyrics, e.g. 'don't give me that look... 'cause I know you're up to it'. Also the reference to Manhattan, since the film is set in New York. Incidentally, the line should be 'golden old streets', not 'oak' or 'oat'! This could be a reference to the 'brownstone' buildings in the older parts of New York.
Of course in the end the song was not used for the film, hence 'The Song That Never Was'.