He watched the shadows on the walls of his room
And the silence will speak too soon
And he held her tightly
So tight he could tell
He knew the feeling so well
He said "Pretty baby will you marry me?"
She said "You'd look shit upon my family tree"
And that's when he realised he'd have to start again
And just when you think you've got it figured out
They light seven candles and you're blowing them out
You know that you're going to have to light them all again
You see her turning night into day
And the broken television display
And I know you're hurting
But tonight I can pray
'Cause you've got to think for yourself
Lie down everyone
Close your eyes and look for the sun
Even they don't know where it's gone
Reminiscing of days when you knew that you belong
He said "Pretty baby will you marry me?"
She said "You'd look shit upon my family tree"
And that's when he realised he'd have to start again
And just when you think you've got it figured out
They light seven candles and you're blowing them out
You know that you're going to have to light them all again
The Ballad of J. Smith was written by Fran Healy.
The Ballad of J. Smith was produced by Mark Rankin.
Travis released The Ballad of J. Smith on Mon Jan 05 2009.