Nurture

D A Bm G D A And on my fourth birthday, looking like a photograph Bm G We would all forget about and only discover later on D A With all the newspapers piled up like epitaphs Bm G For the man you never knew, but hold onto like a silver swan D A And in the forest that I created in my head Bm G I was a warrior, at home in the wild D A My bones were big and strong; they'd never get me like they did in real life Bm G If I could just get bigger and better D A Could you stay a little longer please? Bm G Could you stay a little longer please? D A And in the lamplight, swaddled like a baby tight Bm G D I read a hundred pages to get lost each night A I made a skin out of the Brothers Grimm Bm G Made a magic box to hide the shouting in D A 'Cause you were busy biting at each other's heels Bm G In an angry fog that never seemed to clear D A But it's ok, 'cause I did pretty well anyway Bm G And you're proud D A But could you stay a little longer please? Bm G Could you stay a little longer please? D A And now I'm fifteen, falling on my skinny knees Bm G D Telling her, "I'm sorry please, you know I love you more than anyone" A Bm But I must've got the message wrong 'cause the more I tried G The more I came undone D A And she was clever, knew just how to build you up Bm G And then chip away till you went wrong D A Could you stay a little longer please? Bm G Could you stay a little longer please? D A Could you stay a little longer please? Bm G Could you stay a little longer please? D A And then at 23 I asked someone to follow me Bm G Into a cacophony of all of all of the things I'd fled D A And he was ready; gave me every part of him Bm G But my ribs were breaking with the weight of it D A Bm G And so I left; so well rehearsed at leaving beds by then D A And now I'm all grown, moving to a new home Bm G With the man my heart holds dearer than anyone D A Bm And I'm a mess, so sure I'm gonna love him less with every step G 'Cause that's all that I've come to expect D A But as the months pass I'm surprised to feel my heart Bm G D Getting bigger and better at last