The Bancrofts - Elizabeth's Garden (Live from the Bedroom) Lyrics

The crippling pavement
The broken houses
I can see the ashes floating around in the air
And I can hear my mother calling from a lifetime away
But all I want to hear is one of you just to tell me to stay

The prick of the branches
The grey of the bushes
I feel the edge of the air, it sliced me open like a pocket knife
And I can see my lover calling from a mountain away
But all I can hear is her telling me that I should've stayed

I was born upon a sinking tide
But now I know to take it in my stride
She can tear me apart, you know I wouldn't mind
So long as I can get to see her shine

So I'll take a walk
Up the 14 steps
The 14 steps to Elizabeth's Garden
The 14 steps to Elizabeth's
I'll take a walk
Before he steps, oh no
Before he steps into Elizabeth's Garden
The 14 steps to Elizabeth's
Woah-oh-o-oh

Black widow in the corner
A fox at the window
I can see a cruiser lying in the gutter alone
And I can see someone standing just beyond another day
And I miss my world and that's the way it's going to stay

The smell of the petrol
The stench of the beer
I can hear the laughter of somebody younger beyond their years
I can see the bus stop collapsing just a mile away
But I missed my bus and I can't get home another way

I was born upon a sinking tide
But now I know to take it in my stride
She can tear me apart and I wouldn't mind
Cause after all I get to see her shine

So I'll take a walk
Up the 14 steps
The 14 steps to Elizabeth's Garden
The 14 steps to Elizabeth's
I'll take a walk
Before he 14 steps
Before he steps into Elizabeth's Garden
The 14 steps to Elizabeth's
Oh-oh-o-oh