Tom was born in 1942
With eyes of blue
And the doctors said that his birth was far too fast

His heart stopped twice
But yet he survived
As he took his first breath
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
And your heart's lost all it’s hope
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
Skies will clear my darling
I’ll wake up with the one I love the most
And in the morning, I’ll make you up
Some tea and toast

When we met through a friend
Who introduced them
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 her of his birth
And said when it hurt
He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast

Two quick years they went by
They were side by side
And without a plan, they conceived a little child
He said "Woman I love you and this you know
But I only have enough for our food and clothes
But I love you and this baby
Until the day that I die"

She said "We’ll take care of this little life
And we’ll fall in love with her baby blue eyes
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
And your heart's lost all it’s hope
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
Skies will clear my darling
We'll show this baby all the love we know
And in the morning, I’ll make you up
Some tea and toast

Well he took those words
And he made them proud
He worked day after day
And hour after hour
So they could buy a little house just 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
Her grip loosens on his hand
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 roll 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 your Mum would want you to know”

When the skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart's lost all it’s hope
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
Skies will clear my darling
Now it’s time for you to let go
I'm gonna wake you up in the morning
With some tea and toast

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Tom was born in 1942 With eyes of blue And the doctors said that

156 faves · 44 comments · Dec 1, 2012 1:35pm

Tupacsbaby · 1 decade ago
CRYING
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Plusle_N_Minun · 1 decade ago
Lucy Spraggan is inspirational!
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HelloKkay_1129 · 1 decade ago
I know a Tom that has blue eyes

AKWARDDD
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
have you never heard of coincidences? whatt? :O
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NINJAPENGUIN · 1 decade ago
I love this song soo freakin much..
Lucy is soo inspirational <3 <3
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
isn't she! <3
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BittersweetMemory · 1 decade ago
umm wow... that was deep!
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
it's a song =D
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BittersweetMemory · 1 decade ago
i know judging from the comments below... i dont watch x factor, i tend to think everyone's sh/t! Umm sorry for offense...
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
okay, but that opinion has no backing whatsoever because X-Factor has produced some of Englands best singers?
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BittersweetMemory · 1 decade ago
name some... not one direction because in my opinion they're sh/t! oh and i like rock music...that might be why i think theyre so sh/t.
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
I think rock music is sh/t but i don't go comment that on all quotes about rock music because i know they like it, so why would you just say all people on x-factor are sh/t if i've done nothing to you? rock music = sh/t
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BittersweetMemory · 1 decade ago
im not offending you...im offending the people on x factor!
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
okies, soz x
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BittersweetMemory · 1 decade ago
its fine...i was just expressing my opinion!...
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
leona lewis
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BittersweetMemory · 1 decade ago
point taken...leona lewis is alright!
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LumpySpacePrincess* · 1 decade ago
Lucyy !!Xx Omg i love her :D x
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
same =D
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LumpySpacePrincess* · 1 decade ago
She could of won the Xfactor !!X
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Demitriaa_Lee · 1 decade ago
omg i miss lucy so much :c too bad she got too ill to perform :c
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notsosupergirl · 1 decade ago
OMG I LOVE YOU THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS A QUOTE!!!!! LUCY IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AMAZING AND A FREAKING GENIUS!!!!
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
Haha no problem girlie :) I love her too :)
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dolph* · 1 decade ago
Lucy Spraggan's songs are so cute <3
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
aren't they!<3
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dolph* · 1 decade ago
Yeah <3
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
:)
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IrAmAwesome · 1 decade ago
i cried when i heard this the first time, on x factor auditions, its such a sweet story, about life, love and death but it gives us hope that everything will be ok, sometimes we just need someone to tell us
"things will get better"
hope.
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SecretSequin · 1 decade ago
It is really cute, I listened to it again on spotify and I just had to post it! I love how you saw the message that way :D
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IrAmAwesome · 1 decade ago
its really nice to listen to, i have it downloaded on my phone :) i cant blame u for posting it like stuff on witty with a deep, thoughtful meaning, there should be more of that. yes i see things in quite a different way to others, which could be good or bad, i dunno.
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