MRS LYONSHELLO, MRS J. HOW ARE YOU?MRS J.? ANYTHING WRONG?MRS JOHNSTONEI HAD IT ALL WORKED OUT.WITH ONE MORE BABY WE COULD HAVE MANAGED.BUT NOT WITH TWO, THE WELFARE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON TO ME.MRS LYONSTWINS? YOU'RE EXPECTING TWINS?NARRATORHOW QUICKLY AN IDEA, PLANTED, CANTAKE ROOT AND GROW INTO A PLAN.THE THOUGHT CONCEIVED IN THIS VERY ROOMGREW AS SURELY AS A SEED, IN A MOTHER'S WOMBMRS LYONSGIVE ONE OF THEM TO ME.PLEASE, MRS JOHNSTONE. PLEASE.MRS JOHNSTONEARE Y'.... ARE Y' THAT DESPERATE TO HAVE A BABY?MRS LYONSEACH DAY I LOOK OUT FROM THIS WINDOWI SEE HIM WITH HIS FRIENDS, I HEAR HIM CALL,I RUSH DOWN BUT AS I FOLD MY ARMS AROUND HIMHE'S GONE. WAS HE EVER THERE AT ALL?I'VE DREAMED OF ALL THE PLACES I WOULD TAKE HIMTHE GAMES WE'D PLAY THE STORIES I WOULD TELLTHE JOKES WE'D SHARE, THE CLOTHING I WOULD MAKE HIMI REACH OUT. BUT AS I DO, HE FADES AWAY.MRS JOHNSTONEIF MY CHILD WAS RAISED I A PALACE LIKE THIS ONEHE WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY WHEREHIS NEXT MEAL WAS COMIN' FROMHIS CLOTHING WOULD BESUPPLIED BY GEORGE HENRY LEEMRS LYONSHE'D HAVE ALL HIS OWN TOYSAND A GARDEN TO PLAY INMRS JOHNSTONEHE COULD MAKE TOO MUCH NOISEWITHOUT THE NEIGHBOURS COMPLAININ'MRS LYONSSILVER TRAYS TO TAKE MEALS ONMRS JOHNSTONEA BIKE WITH BOTH WHEELS ON?MRS LYONSAND HE'D SLEEP EVERY NIGHTIN A BED OF HIS OWNMRS JOHNSTONEHE WOULDN'T GET INTO FIGHTSHE'D LEAVE MATCHES ALONEAND YOU'D NEVER FIND HIMEFFIN' AND BLINDIN'AND WHEN HE GREW UPHE COULD NEVER BE TOLDTO STAND AND QUEUE UPFOR HOURS ON END AT THE DOLEHE'D GROW UP TO BEMRS LYONS / MRS JOHNSTONEA CREDIT TO MEMRS JOHNSTONETO YOU?MRS LYONSYES.MRS JOHNSTONEI WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO SEE HIM EVERY DAY,WOULDN'T I?MRS LYONSOF COURSEMRS JOHNSTONEAN'.... AN' YOU WOULD LOOK AFTER HIM,WOULDN'T Y'?MRS LYONSI'D KEEP HIM WARM IN THE WINTERAND COOL WHEN IT SHINESI'D PULL OUT HIS SPLINTERSWITHOUT MAKING HIM CRYI'D ALWAYS BE THEREIF HIS DREAM BECAME A NIGHTMAREMRS JOHNSTONE & MRS LYONSMY CHILDMY CHILDMY CHILDMRS LYONSMRS J. WE MUST MAKE THIS A BINDING AGREEMENT.NARRATORIN THE NAME OF JESUS, THE THING WAS DONE,NOW THERE'S NO GOING BACK, FOR ANYONE,IT'S TOO LATE NOW FOR FEELING TORNTHERE'S A PACT BEEN SEALED,THERE'S A DEAL BEEN BORN.
Lyrics by The Blood Brothers
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