Clearing Out Mum’s House

Key in the door
Look down at the floor
It's full of letters

We'd hoped for a long time
Things would work out
And you would get better

Draw back the curtains
Open the window
Let the light shine in

It all looks the same
As it did that day
When we moved in

Just look at the TV
How did she have it so long?
You need a magnifying glass
To watch what was going on

Clearing out Mum's house today
Clearing out Mum's house today

I found a photo
My Dad sent her
When he worked on the North Sea

He wrote that he loves her
And when he comes home
Life will be easy

Out in the garden
Everything's dying
It's such a sad scene

I want to dig up
The flowers you planted
And take them back with me

The kitchen sink is shining
Because she kept it that way
The cups are clean in the cupboard
Because everything has its place

Clearing out Mum's house today
Clearing out Mum's house today

What shall I do
With your bags and your shoes?
Your coats and your earrings?

I feel like a thief
In the night
Going through your things

Put on some music
It's too quiet
There's ghosts in the walls

All your possessions
Are put into boxes
And left in the hall

I can see your reflection
When the sunlight hits your chair
And just for a second
For a second you're there

Clearing out Mum's house today
Clearing out Mum's house today
Clearing out Mum's house today