Tea and Toast

Tom was born in nineteen forty two.

And the doctors said that his birth was far too fast

His heart stopped twice

His mother took her last

And his father knew that he wasn’t to blame

But he never quite looked at Tom the same after that

And he rarely spoke about her

But when he did

He said your mother used to say this

“When the skies are looking bad my dear

Skies will clear my darling

And in the morning, I’ll make you up

With some tea and toast…”

Whell they met through a friend

The first thing Tom said was would you like to dance?

They moved with each other and when the music got slower

He said don’t let go of my hand

He said It’s only polite if I ask you tonight

Would it be alright, if I could walk you home?

That night he told of of his birth

He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast

Two quick years went by

They were side by side

And without a plan, they could see a little child

He said women I love you and this you know

But I love you and this baby

She said we’ll take care of this little life

And we’ll be alright from some advice that I know

She said I never got to meet her

But if I did, I’m sure your mother would have said this…

“When the skies are looking bad my dear

After dawn there will be sunshine

Skies will clear my darling

And in the morning, I’ll wake you up

With some tea and toast”

Well he took those words

He worked day after day

So they could buy a little house on the outside of town

The little girl grew up and so did they

They said that they loved each other everyday

And forty years later, that brings us to now

And as they’re walking down the street

He puts his arm around her side as she falls to the ground

He hears her breathing and thats the only sound

Her body on the floor attracts a worried crowd

Tears rolls off his face as he says “don’t let go, now”

And he’s sitting by her bed in the hospital ward

And their daughter walks in with a family of her own

She says “dad, I don’t know if she can hear you now

but there’s one thing mum would want you to know”

“When the skies are looking bad my dear

After dawn there will be sunshine

Skies will clear my darling

I’m gonna wake you up in the morning

With some tea and toast”