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Lille by Lisa Hannigan

He went to sea for the day
He wanted to (1)________ what to say
When he's (2)__________ (3)________ he'd done
In the (4)________ to someone
That he loves endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war (5)__________ morning
I (6)________ my way but now I'm following
What you (7)________ in my arms
What I (8)________ in the charms
That I (9)________ durably
Now it's dead and (10)________ and I am free

I (11)________ to (12)__________ for the daytime
I shut my (13)________ to the sunshine
Turned my (14)________ (15)________ (16)________ the noise
Bruise and drip decay of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our (17)__________________ gone to seed

We (18)________ out to play for the evening
We wanted to (19)________ on to the feeling
And the stretch in the sun
And our breathlessness as we run
To the (20)__________ endlessly
As the sun (21)____________ up on the sea

Answers:
(1) know(2) asked(3) what(4) past(5) every(6) lost(7) said(8) read(9) love(10) gone(11) went(12) sleep(13) eyes(14) head(15) away(16) from(17) labouring(18) went(19) hold(20) beach(21) creeps