Wrapped up in her coat, she took a boat
Into the cold
She tucked her thin face to the wind
Somewhere that she'd never been
Or reached a day she swallowed all her fears
And left her mother there
Went into the world to see
All that she was meant to be
She'd never mind how she looked in anybody's eyes
She took us in and
She wrapped us in her kindness and
And though I try
I just wish i'd seen it through her eyes
Through her eyes
Saw him in a crowd so proud
She knew she wouldn't turn back now
She took him home
She showed him where she'd grown
All that she'd ever known
Young and bold but she was told
All her worth was weighed in gold
Married him and then she'd see
All that they were meant to be
She didn't care, silent, strong
She'd grin and bear
She'd never mind how she looked in anybody's eyes
And though I tried
I just wish i'd seen it through her eyes
Through her eyes
They grew tired and they grew old
She held tight to her loving soul
Slowly it would fade away
Those parts of her through her last days
Of all the things I ever learnt
I wish I knew her final words
She didn't care, silent, strong
She'd grin and bear
She'd never mind how she looked in anybody's eyes
She took us in and she wrapped us in her kindness and
And though I tried
I just wish i'd seen it through her eyes
Through her eyes
Through her eyes
What it was, what it is
It's better to forgive
What it was, what it is
It's better to forgive
What it was, what it is
It's better to forgive
What it was, what it is