It looked alright at the time

John was always good at believing

And his childhood passed in a flash

He turned around and it had slipped through the cracks

No-one to tell him how to bring it back

Slipped away like the smoke from his lips

Like the raspberry jam he ate as a kid

Raspberry jam

He found a pretty little wife

John was always there to depend on

And he took his kids to the zoo

He turned around and it had slipped through the cracks

No-one to tell him how to bring it back

Slipped away like the smoke from his lips

Like the raspberry jam he ate as a kid

Raspberry jam

He aged as graceful as wine

John looked elegant with grey in his hair

And the doctors said he would die

Near the end in the hospital bed

He said “It’s not I’m unhappy, I’m just feeling sad

That I never took the time to chase the dreams I always wanted to taste”

Raspberry jam... raspberry jam

And the sun shone like a rotten peach

John was buried on a sunny day

And his wife and children all cried

He turned around and it had slipped through the cracks

No-one to tell him how to bring it back

Slipped away like the smoke from his lips

Like the raspberry jam he ate as a kid

Raspberry jam... raspberry jam