[Verse 1]
The streets are pebble-dashed mirrors
Know them like the back of my hand
Back then when they made a great sound
The noises of joy and then
The shrieks and sobs of children at war
The freedom never gave up
And if you had the face of a street angel
You could have your first cigarette
And drink and kiss in peace
And all of these things
That I was so hasty to do
I'd rather have skipped it and not have to
Tend to the stain, tend to the bite to my mind
Time after time
Bandaged back up and prepared for a fight
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't wanna spoil it
And be resentful, but I have had to make a few changes
Day to day to day
[Chorus]
And there's no question, I've learnt my lesson
All that you need is a little piece of Heaven
And there's no question, I've learnt my lesson
All that you need is a little piece of Heaven
[Verse 2]
When I was younger on Saturday night
We'd go to town
We'd go to my grandmother's house
In front of a blazing hot fire
She'd cut into pieces the Magnum we'd brought
Giving me some, my sister some
All that you need is a piece of Heaven
[Pre-Chorus]
I know that I've been frozen
But I've had some time to thaw out
And not everything's worthy of my woes
[Chorus]
And there's no question, I've learnt my lesson
All that you need is a little piece of Heaven
And there's no question, I've learnt my lesson
All that you need is a little piece of Heaven
[Bridge]
Better put your best self forward
Look at all of the days ahead
And I better start here right now
Days of grace are coming
What did I do to deserve this?
Time to prove, time to move away from old narratives
What did I do to deserve this?
Time to prove, time to move away from old narratives
[Chorus]
And there's no question, I've learnt my lesson
All that you need is a little piece of Heaven
And there's no question, I've learnt my lesson
All that you need is a little piece of Heaven
[Outro]
And there's no question, I've learnt my lesson
All that you need is a little piece of Heaven
And there's no question, I've learnt my lesson
All that you need is a little piece of Heaven
A Little Piece of Heaven was written by Andrew Flood & Aoife Power & Niall Burns.
A Little Piece of Heaven was produced by Gethin Pearson.
whenyoung released A Little Piece of Heaven on Thu Sep 01 2022.
“A Little Piece of Heaven” is a contemplation on the boldness and hurry of childhood. The naive expectations of adult life I had as a child have petered out along the course of growing up and I’ve learned that it’s the little things, like happy memories with family, that are the most important.
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