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I saw you out walking down Westbourne Grove |
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You caught my eye and your arm it rose |
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It rose in the sky, oh ever so high |
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But it wasn't, my dear, to wave to me |
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It was simply to hail a big black taxi |
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Which you jumped in as fast as you possibly could |
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Well you know my dear I'm not made of wood |
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And my name may be Birch dear, but I'm not a tree |
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And I can see you ignoring me |
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And I'm beginning to think |
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though I'm open to sway |
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Even when we're old and grey |
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I think you might see me and look the other way |
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Just like you did only the other day |
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We'll sit in th park with our grandchildren dear |
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And you'll catch my eye and shout come over here |
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But it won't be me that you're calling dear |
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It'll be your young Jimmy or Jenny or Jack |
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And one of us will have near heart attack |
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Grandad, grandad what's wrong with you |
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Why oh why are we rushing to the zoo |
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Shut up Jimmy stop your talking |
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Grab my hand and keep on walking |
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And I'm beginning to think |
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though I'm open to sway |
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Even when we're old and grey |
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I think you might see me and simply look the other way |
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Just like you did only the other day |
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I know that you'll say this is all in my mind |
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And I'm prone to delusions |
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And things of that kind |
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Well now it's been well over a year |
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And there's no more time for shadding a tear |
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Yes you left and I behaved badly |
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But you know at that time |
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I loved you so madly |
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don't be mean don't be mean, don't be mean don't be mean |
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don't be mean don't be mean, don't be mean don't be mean |
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And I'm beginning to think |
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though I'm open to sway |
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That even when we're old and grey |
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I think you might see me and look the other way |
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Just like you did only the other day |
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Goodbye dear |
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Goodbye |
