Lucy Spraggan - Tea & Toast Lyrics
Tom was born in 1942With eyes of blueAnd the doctors said that his birth was far too fastHis heart stopped twiceBut yet he survivedAs he took his first breatheHis mother took her lastAnd his father knew that he wasn't to blameBut he never quite looked at Tom the same after thatAnd he rarely spoke about herBut when he didHe said your mother used to say this"When the skies are looking bad my dearAnd your heart has lost all it's hopeAfter dawn there will be sunshineAnd all the dust will goSkies will clear my darlingI'll wake up with the one I love the mostAnd in the morning, I'll make you upWith some tea and toast"When we met through a friendWho introduced themThe first thing Tom said was would you like to dance?They moved with each other and when the music got slowerHe said don't let go of my handHe said It's only polite if I ask you tonightWould it be alright, if I could walk you home?That night he told of of his birthAnd said when it hurtHe thought about what his mother said about tea and toastTwo quick years went byThey were side by sideAnd without a plan, they conceived a little childHe said women I love you and this you knowBut I only have enough for our food and clothesBut I love you and this babyUntil the day that I dieShe said we'll take care of this little lifeAnd we'll fall in love with her baby blue eyesAnd we'll be alright from some advice that I knowShe said I never got to meet herBut if I did, I'm sure your mother would have said this"When the skies are looking bad my dearAnd your heart has lost all it's hopeAfter dawn there will be sunshineAnd all the dust will goSkies will clear my darlingWe'll show this baby all the love we knowAnd in the morning, I'll make you upWith some tea and toast"Well he took those wordsAnd he made them proudHe worked day after dayAnd hour after hourSo that they could buy a little house on the outside of townThe little girl grew up and so did theyThey said that they loved each other everydayAnd forty years later, that brings us to nowAnd as they're walking down the streetHer grip loosens on his handHe puts his arm around her side as she falls to the groundHe hears her breathing and that's the only soundHer body on the floor attracts a worried crowdTears rolls off his face as he says "don't let go, now"And he's sitting by her bed in the hospital wardTheir daughter walks in with a family of her ownShe says "dad, I don't know if she can hear you nowBut there's one thing mum would want you to know"When the skies are looking bad my dearAnd your heart has lost all it's hopeAfter dawn there will be sunshineAnd all the dust will goSkies will clear my darlingNow it's time for you to let goI go wake you up in the mornin' with some tea and toast
