Welly Boots

Awake, awake, you children bold Take hold of all your books and fold the corners They warned us, a storm is coming on What do you mean, you've lost your scarlet welly boots? Do y'know what they cost? Wear a raincoat, or it'll soak you to the bone "What's it like?" the children ask It's just like falling snow, I am above you And I love you, don't you know That I'll be with you all along, as long as you are kind? To those who are not strong and cannot find their scarlet welly boots Cause when it's cold I'll wrap my scarf around you And when it's hard I'll place your head into my hands And when you scream that it's not fair It's like I've gone off to the coast Left you behind, just standing there Pretending not to see your ghost If only you could hear my voice But you are screaming far too loud to hear me swear Just because I left doesn't mean that I'm not still there I get to watch you grow up now and make me proud Make all of the mistakes that make me laugh Oh, darling, Lord, how you make me laugh Get drunk for me, sing louder than you've sung for me Grow young each time that thunder in your lungs Begins to rumble at the world Cause you were always strong When you were young, you'd kick things just to see if they would fall They said, "That girl, she's wrong" But I'll stick up for you, even though you haven't got a clue You haven't got a fucking clue And I'm so proud of you And when they laugh at us You'll feel my fingers down your back And when you scream, "I'm not alright" And throw my picture at the wall You were supposed to be my light And keep me safe against them all "How could you leave me here?" you'll scream And louder, I'll scream back to you from that unknown And say, "I know you're strong enough, I know you're strong enough I know you're strong enough to do this on your-" I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your own I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your own I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your own I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your own And years from now at night That storm will break, you'll step outside To feel it shake and barefoot walk across the lawn You'll miss me, Jesus Christ, you'll miss me Just much as all those years ago And you'll look up at the storm You'll say, "I've been so scared You left me here behind, do you not care? How the fuck am I supposed to carry on without you here?" And just when you're about to give up every hope you have You'll turn around, perched by the stairs Someone's gone and left behind A brand-new pair of scarlet welly boots