A Delicate Thing

Love is a delicate thing

When it first comes round

Think of gentle wings above hard ground

When I met Michael, time started to fly

Look into the sky in the mind's eye

He lived in poor part of town

In a bleak estate

The neighbourhood was run down

We kissed at his gate

My heart starts beating

Like a bird leaving the nest

I could feel the wings inside my chest

And I rose above the town

Gravity couldn't keep me down

All my weight fell away

I began to gasp and I began to sway

The schools, the factories, the drunken bars

Was above them seeing stars

It took my breath away

And rising up and on the Milky Way

Love is feather-brained

When it first comes

It won't be tied, or chained down by some

When I knew

Michael was two years older than me

I didn't tell him I was younger than he

Love is a delicate thing

When it first comes round

Think of gentle wings above hard ground

When I met Michael, time started to fly

Look into the sky in the mind's eye