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Ladybird Year Lyrics by Talis Kimberley

The Hearth and the Hive

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Look, there's me. Eleven years old
That was the year they cut my hair
And I went to camp with the Girl Guide pack
It was a ladybird year; they were everywhere
And the funny thing is
When I see me then
That I look quite sweet
To my grown-up eyes
And I wasn't as fat
As I thought I was
Or as my best friend was
Now there's a surprise
There's a surprise
Look, there's me. Eleven years old
Black and white fades but it's no less true
And to think that I was pretty that year
Kind of a shame I never even knew
Because I wasn't as brave
As I tried to seem
Black and red fades
But it's no less clear
And when the house caught fire
And singed my wings
I couldn't fly away home
In my ladybird year
And the funny thing is
When I see me then (when I see me then)
That I look quite sweet
To my grown-up eyes (grown-up eyes)
And my pockets were filled
Even that far back (even that far back)
With not enough white stones
For when the path home lies (when the path home lies)
And the path home lies
(Fly away home, fly away home, fly away home)
(Not enough white stones)
That was the year, that was the year they cut my hair
(In my ladybird year...)
I was eleven years old (fly away home, fly away home, fly away home)
(Never enough white stones)
That was the year, that was the year they cut my hair
(In my ladybird year)
(In my ladybird year...)
Fly away home, fly away home, fly away home
That was the year, that was the year they cut my hair
Fly away home, fly away home
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Talis Kimberley

Talis Kimberley

About “Ladybird Year” by Talis Kimberley

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"Ladybird Year" appears on "The Hearth and the Hive".

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