Playing Pretend

Come, tie your little ribbons around my neck And I'll tell all of the stories I'm scared to retread Come, sing a little number before we forget All the fun that we had playing pretend You've always been stronger than me You found a drowning dove flapping its wings You jumped into the sea Swallowing salt and anxiety You told me it was god that put you there You've always been stronger than me You found a red cuffed dove and blamed yourself when he diеd He was only nine You told me god had put you thеre and never asked why So I'm sorry that the midwest drove me insane I've never cried harder than the day I left you behind Come, tie your little ribbons around my neck And I'll tell all of the stories I'm scared to retread Come, sing a little number before we forget All the fun that we had playing pretend La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da (Well look, sometimes special people come into our lives Stay for a bit, and then they have to go) (But that's sad!) (It is. But the bit where they were here was happy wasn't it?) (Yeah) (We caught a wild pig together! Maybe that makes it all worth it) (Will I ever see him again?) (Well you never know, the world's a magical place!) I dont have to talk out for walks How much is that baby in the window? The one- (garbled speech) Meow meow