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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 (3)__________ (4)________ he'd done
In the past to someone
That he loves endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I (5)________ to war every morning
I (6)________ my way but now I'm following
What you said in my arms
What I (7)________ in the charms
That I (8)________ durably
Now it's (9)________ and gone and I am free

I (10)________ to sleep for the daytime
I shut my (11)________ to the sunshine
Turned my (12)________ (13)________ from the noise
Bruise and drip (14)__________ of (15)________________ toys
That I (16)__________ arguably
All our (17)__________________ (18)________ to seed

We went out to (19)________ for the evening
We (20)____________ to hold on to the feeling
And the (21)______________ in the sun
And our (22)____________________________ as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun (23)____________ up on the sea

Answers:
(1) wanted(2) what(3) asked(4) what(5) went(6) lost(7) read(8) love(9) dead(10) went(11) eyes(12) head(13) away(14) decay(15) childish(16) loved(17) labouring(18) gone(19) play(20) wanted(21) stretch(22) breathlessness(23) creeps