I've Seen It

I’ve seen it last for thirty years

Seen it bloom then end in tears

I’ve seen it after school and in the park

Sat right across me on the tube

I’ve seen it miss a stop or two

I’ve seen it trying not to fall apart

I’ve heard it laced in every song

And still the words all come out wrong

It doesn’t always answer when you call

Brings out the worst

Brings out the best

I understand it less and less

I guess I’m not supposed to know it all

I've seen it dance with friends around the table

In Eleanor, Rosie and Louise

And it makes me cry to think that I am able

To give it back the way it gives to me

I’ve seen it grow old and forget

Until it’s just a silhouette

Till someone picks it up and sends it on

I’ve seen the films

I’ve read the books

My mum and dad, they got me hooked

The fairytale, the search goes on and on

The more you look

The more you find

It’s all around you all the time

Catches your eye, you blink and then it’s gone

Brings out the worst

Brings out the best

I know it’s somewhere in my chest

I guess it’s been inside me all along