Lest We Forget

Lest we forget Your dates as a younger man Like how when you were nine you fell in love Because she was the first girl you’d seen throw a cricket ball You knew that you’d be together for the rest of your lives Now you sit alone in the sun in the backyard Feeding the birds, reading the newspaper Thinking about the love that you shouldn’t have lost Love that you lost, love that you shouldn’t have Love that you lost, love that you shouldn’t have Love that you lost, love that you shouldn’t have lost When I was a child I didn’t see her much She past away before I was five I was so young that it barely affected my life The one day when I asked you told me she was magnificent All that I had was your word and a photograph But one look in your eyes told me all that I needed to know Love that you lost, love that you shouldn’t have Love that you lost, love that you shouldn’t have Love that you lost, love that you shouldn’t have lost Love that you lost, love that you shouldn’t have Love that you lost, love that you shouldn’t have Love that we lost, love that we shouldn’t have lost