from “The Little Things” (2013)

 

written by: Neil Jackson

 

A fist full of change in my pocket

A cap full of dreams and a mouth full of scars

And you lashed me down to your rocket

And I lit the fuse and we hurtled to Mars

You said, “I don’t know where we’re going.

But I know that it’s not where we’ve been.

But all this to-ing and fro-ing

We’re liable to end way before it begins.”

 

I tried to be your favourite.

I tried act how I thought you would like

When I offered you hope, you said save it

When I offered you love you took more than one bite

And I said, “is this where we’re heading?

For a life full of long lonely roads

Cause my fever is spreading

Should I get off this rocket before it explodes?”

 

You’ve got to lose sometimes to know what your after and

You’ve got to choose to find the good in the laughter

You’ve got to taste the wine to know what you’re thirsty for

And it’s not a waste of time to love without asking for love

 

You called out from the darkness

And I held your hand as we played out the night, you said

“I never wanted to start this.”

But I never wanted to give up the fight

And I know that this fire’s still burning

I can feel it when things get too cold

My heart is still yearning

For your body against mine as we grow old

 

And you’ve got to lose sometimes to know when you’re winning and

You’ve got to choose to find the good in the sinning

It’s the plans that you make, it’s the biggest mistake

It’s the choice now to give so much more than you take

It’s the life that you’re sold, it’s the lies that you’re told

Cos lonely out there when there’s no one to hold

You’ve got to lose sometimes to know what you’re after and

You’ve got to choose to find the good in the laughter

You’ve got to taste the wine to know what you’re thirsty for

And it’s not a waste of time to love without asking for love