Veiled In Grey

It's in a stony glare It's up the creaky stairway We sat in the wicker chair You know the one we used to share And it's just the kind of thing that we don't talk about any more Remember when your sister was young She wore a ring in her tongue Got shown the door by your mum And now she has a 5 year old son And it's just the kind of thing that she won't talk about any more I'll bet you wouldn't believe me If I whispered in your ears and said I can see a pink elephant And it's standing on the corner of the bed You'll just smile and roll your eyes to the back of your head You were a girl, you weren't sure You cared for your family any more Looked for the mother you had before And it shook them all to the core And it's just the kind of thing that you don't talk about any more I recall your friend back home She brought up a kid on her own But he died before he had grown So she gave you all the clothes that she'd sewn And it's just the kind of thing that she don't talk about anymore I'll bet you wouldn't believe me If I whispered in your ear and said I can see a pink elephant And it's standing on the corner of the bed I'll bet you wouldn't believe me If I whispered in your ear and said I can see a pink elephant And it's standing on the corner of the bed You'll just smile and roll your eyes to the back of your head You'll just smile and roll your eyes to the back of your head Yeah, you'll just smile and roll your eyes to the back of your head Yeah, you'll just smile and roll your eyes to the back of your