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Lille by Lisa Hannigan

He (1)________ to sea for the day
He wanted to know what to say
When he's asked what he'd done
In the past to someone
That he (2)__________ endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war (3)__________ morning
I (4)________ my way but now I'm following
What you said in my arms
What I (5)________ in the charms
That I love durably
Now it's (6)________ and gone and I am free

I (7)________ to (8)__________ for the daytime
I shut my eyes to the sunshine
Turned my head away from the noise
Bruise and drip (9)__________ of childish toys
That I (10)__________ arguably
All our (11)__________________ gone to seed

We went 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 creeps up on the sea

Answers:
(1) went(2) loves(3) every(4) lost(5) read(6) dead(7) went(8) sleep(9) decay(10) loved(11) labouring