Orange

I got a tattoo of your father's initials

I don't know why at the time it felt special

We bought a dog and we thought he was different

Said he had my eyes

Said he had your gentle weakness

Taking up all of our bed

That's what we said

But I was a bird and you were a fish

We couldn't breathe together like this

I needed to fly but you needed to swim

I belong up above and you belong deep within

I'm painting my nails my favourite orange

It's the only thing I've ever been sure in

All through my life it's my favourite colour

But it reminds you of your mother

And she never liked orange

'Cause I was a bird and you were a fish

We couldn't breathe together like this

I needed to fly but you needed to drown

I belong in the sky and you belong on the ground

I took a drive all the way to New Hampton

Seeing my life in the rearview mirror

Baby, don't cry 'cause you know you get nearer to me everyday

In my own special way I would sing you to sleep

As my way of reaching you in the deep

I'll sing to you from the trees

I'll sing to you from the trees