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Lille by Lisa Hannigan

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

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

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

Answers:
(1) what(2) what(3) every(4) read(5) dead(6) decay(7) childish(8) play(9) stretch