Lyrics Tea & Toast.lrc Lucy Spraggan
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[ar: Lucy Spraggan]
[al: Join The Club]
[ti: Tea & Toast]
[length: 04:32]
[00:00.54]Tom was born in 1942
[00:02.70]With eyes of blue
[00:04.06]And the doctors said his birth was far too fast
[00:11.81]His heart stopped twice
[00:13.47]But yet he survived
[00:14.43]As he took his first breath
[00:15.88]His mother took her last
[00:22.51]And his father knew that he wasn’t to blame
[00:25.04]But he never quite looked at Tom the same after that
[00:33.02]And he rarely spoke about her
[00:35.22]But when he did
[00:37.16]He said your mother used to say this
[00:43.96]”When the skies are looking bad, my dear
[00:46.65]And your heart’s lost all it’s hope
[00:49.11]After dawn there will be sunshine
[00:51.77]And all the dust will go
[00:54.72]The skies will clear, my darling
[00:57.19]I’ll wake up with the one I love the most
[00:59.73]And in the morning, I’ll make you up
[01:04.32]Some tea and toast”
[01:10.47]Well they met through a friend who introduced them
[01:13.09]And the first thing Tom said was, “Would you like to dance?”
[01:21.21]They moved with each other and when the music got slower
[01:25.31]He said don’t let go of my hand
[01:31.72]He said it’s only polite if I ask you tonight
[01:34.42]Would it be alright if I could walk you home?
[01:42.40]That night he told of his birth
[01:43.99]And he said when it hurt
[01:45.36]He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast
[01:53.36]Well, two quick years they went by
[01:55.14]They were side by side
[01:58.41]And without a plan, they conceived a little child
[02:03.77]He said, “Women I love you and this you know
[02:06.21]But I only have enough for our food and clothes
[02:09.13]But I love you and this baby
[02:11.14]Until the day that I die”
[02:14.54]She said, “We’ll take care of this little life
[02:16.91]And we’ll fall in love with her baby blue eyes
[02:20.25]And we’ll be alright from some advice that I know
[02:25.08]She said I never got to meet her
[02:27.23]But if I did, I’m sure your mother would have said this”
[02:36.06]”When the skies are looking bad, my dear
[02:38.55]And your heart’s lost all it’s hope
[02:41.09]After dawn there will be sunshine
[02:43.92]And all the dust will go
[02:46.76]The skies will clear, my darling
[02:48.97]We’ll show this baby all the love we know
[02:51.85]And in the morning, I’ll make you up
[02:56.36]Some tea and toast”
[03:02.40]Well he took those words
[03:03.77]And he made them proud
[03:04.93]He worked day after day
[03:06.50]And hour after hour
[03:07.87]So that they could buy a little house just on the outside of town
[03:13.45]The little girl grew up and so did they
[03:15.52]They said that they loved each other every day
[03:18.50]And 40 years later, that brings us to now
[03:23.85]And as they’re walking down the street
[03:25.01]Her grip loosens on his hand
[03:26.47]He puts her arm around his side as she falls to the ground
[03:29.11]He hears her breathing and that’s the only sound
[03:34.76]Her body on the floor attracts a worried crowd
[03:36.98]Tears rolls off his face as he says, “Don’t let go, now”
[03:45.29]And he’s sitting by her bed in the hospital ward
[03:47.87]And their daughter walks in with a family of her own
[03:55.60]She says, “Dad, I don’t know if she can hear you now
[03:58.23]But there’s one thing Mum would want you to know”
[04:06.61]When the skies are looking bad, my dear
[04:09.01]And your heart’s lost all it’s hope
[04:11.88]After dawn there will be sunshine
[04:14.50]And all the dust will go
[04:17.25]The skies will clear, my darling
[04:19.86]Now it’s time for you to let go
[04:22.45]I go to wake you up in the mornin’ with some tea and toast
[04:29.36]Year of Release: 2013