Tom was born in 1942 With eyes of blue And the doctors said that his birth was far too fast
His heart stopped twice But yet he survived As he took his first breathe His mother took her last
And his father knew that he wasnt to blame But he never quite looked at Tom the same after that And he rarely spoke about her But when he did He said your mother used to say this
When the skies are looking bad my dear And your heart's lost all its hope After dawn there will be sunshine And all the dust will go Skies will clear my darling Ill wake up with the one I love the most And in the morning, Ill make you up Some tea and toast
When we met through a friend Who introduced them The first thing Tom said was "Would you like to dance?" They moved with each other and when the music got slower He said "Dont let go of my hand" He said "Its only polite if I ask you tonight Would it be alright, if I could walk you home?" That night he told her of his birth And said when it hurt He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast
Two quick years they went by They were side by side And without a plan, they conceived a little child
He said "Women I love you and this you know But I only have enough for our food and clothes But I love you and this baby Until the day that I die"
She said "Well take care of this little life And well fall in love with her baby blue eyes And well be alright from some advice that I know" She said I never got to meet her But if I did, Im sure your mother would have said this
When the skies are looking bad my dear And your heart's lost all its hope After dawn there will be sunshine And all the dust will go Skies will clear my darling We'll show this baby all the love we know And in the morning, Ill make you up Some tea and toast
Well he took those words And he made them proud He worked day after day And hour after hour So they could buy a little house just on the outside of town
The little girl grew up and so did they They said that they loved each other everyday And forty years later, that brings us to now And as theyre walking down the street
Her grip loosens on his hand He puts his arm around her side as she falls to the ground He hears her breathing and thats the only sound
Her body on the floor attracts a worried crowd Tears roll off his face as he says Dont let go, now
And hes sitting by her bed in the hospital ward And their daughter walks in with a family of her own
She says Dad, I dont know if she can hear you now but theres one thing Mum would want you to know
When the skies are looking bad my dear And your heart's lost all its hope After dawn there will be sunshine And all the dust will go Skies will clear my darling Now its time for you to let go I'm gonna wake you up in the morning With some tea and toast