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Lille by Lisa Hannigan

He went to sea for the day
He (1)____________ to know (2)________ to say
When he's asked (3)________ he'd done
In the (4)________ to someone
That he loves endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war every morning
I lost my way but now I'm following
What you said in my arms
What I read in the charms
That I love durably
Now it's dead and gone and I am free

I (5)________ to sleep for the daytime
I shut my eyes to the sunshine
Turned my head away from the noise
Bruise and drip decay of (6)________________ toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring (7)________ to seed

We (8)________ out to play for the evening
We wanted to hold on to the feeling
And the stretch in the sun
And our breathlessness as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun (9)____________ up on the sea

Answers:
(1) wanted(2) what(3) what(4) past(5) went(6) childish(7) gone(8) went(9) creeps