Harriet

[Verse 1] You could hear a biscuit wrapper from the other end of town, And find the school jumper I'd sworn was never lying round. You knew that I was faking when I coughed before a test, And that haircut wasn't fashion, though you said I'd done my best. You waved outside the school gate when I begged you to be cool, Then did a bigger wave because apparently that was the rule. [Chorus] You knew all along, When I said I didn't need you, you left the landing light on. Now I see the thousand little things I never saw, You were making room for me to grow, then making room for more. You knew all along, I could find my way and still come home. [Verse 2] Your car became a cloakroom and a very patient cab, You listened to the same three songs and every dream I had. You made the toast too crispy; we complained like it was news, While you packed three different lunches and located both my shoes. I remember all the birthdays, but I'm learning what they cost, Not just the money, all the time you found when yours was lost. [Bridge] Now I stand here in my kitchen, with the kettle boiling twice, Thinking of the evenings when you helped me get things right. You never asked for speeches, so I'll say it in this song, I was busy growing up, Mum; you were steady all along. [Chorus] You knew all along, When I said I didn't need you, you left the landing light on. Now I see the thousand little things I never saw, You were making room for me to grow, then making room for more. You knew all along, I could find my way and still come home.