I wish I could go back to the first time I heard this song and didn’t know what the last line would be. It hit me so hard when I heard that soft, melancholy voice say “someone’s gone and left behind… a brand new pair of scarlet welly boots” that first time, I literally cried.
[Intro: Joey Batey] Awake, awake, you children bold Take hold of all your books and fold The corners, they warned us A storm is coming on What do you mean you've lost Your scarlet welly boots, do y'know what they cost? Wear a raincoat or it'll soak you to the bone [Verse 1: Joey Batey] What's it like, the children ask? It’s just like falling snow, I am above you And I love you, don't you know That I'll be with you all along, as long as you are kind To those who are not strong and cannot find their scarlet welly boots [Chorus: Joey Batey] 'Cause when it's cold I'll wrap my scarf around you And when it's hard I'll place your head into my hands And when you scream that it's not fair It's like I've gone off to the coast Left you behind just standing there Pretending not to see your ghost If only you could hear my voice But you are screaming far too loud to hear me swear Just because I left doesn't mean that I'm not still there [Verse 2: Joey Batey] I get to watch you grow up now And make me proud, make all of those mistakes that make me laugh Oh darling lord, how you make me laugh Get drunk for me, sing louder than you've sung for me Grow young each time that thunder in your lungs begins to rumble at the world 'Cause you were always strong When you were young, you'd kick things just to see if they would fall They said "That girl, she's wrong" But I'll stick up for you, even though you haven't got a clue, you haven't got a fucking clue [Chorus: Joey Batey] And I'm so proud of you And when they laugh at us You'll feel my fingers down your back And when you scream "I'm not alright" And throw my picture at the wall "You were supposed to be my light And keep me safe against them all How could you leave me here?" you'll scream And louder, I'll scream back to you from that unknown And say "I know you're strong enough I know you're strong enough I know you're strong enough to do this on your" [Bridge: Joey Batey & Madeleine Hyland] I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your own (I know you're strong enough to) I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your own (I know you're strong enough to) I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your(I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your own (I know you're strong enough to) I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to) Strong enough to do this on your own (I know you're strong enough to) [Outro: Joey Batey] And years from now at night that storm Will break, you'll step outside to feel it shake And barefoot walk across the lawn You'll miss me, oh Jesus Christ, you'll miss me Just as much as all those years ago, and you'll look up at the storm You'll say "I've been so scared You left me here behind, do you not care? How the fuck am I supposed to carry on without you here?" Just when you're about to give up every hope you have, you turn around Perched by the stairs, someone's gone and left behind A brand new pair of scarlet welly boots
I wish I could go back to the first time I heard this song and didn’t know what the last line would be. It hit me so hard when I heard that soft, melancholy voice say “someone’s gone and left behind… a brand new pair of scarlet welly boots” that first time, I literally cried.
Thank you for making this! I'm going to sing a cover for an acoustic cafe with my band and this is making learning lyrics muuuuuuch easier.
Glad I could help! Good luck with your performance c:
hey! did you ever get around to performing this? how did it go?
@@dolli6565 It went great and so many people said it was their favorite performance. Thanks for asking!
@@leonardo8590 im glad to hear it! :D keep it up!
This song makes me SOB every time I hear it
Can you listen to these two without tears?
[Intro: Joey Batey]
Awake, awake, you children bold
Take hold of all your books and fold
The corners, they warned us
A storm is coming on
What do you mean you've lost
Your scarlet welly boots, do y'know what they cost?
Wear a raincoat or it'll soak you to the bone
[Verse 1: Joey Batey]
What's it like, the children ask?
It’s just like falling snow, I am above you
And I love you, don't you know
That I'll be with you all along, as long as you are kind
To those who are not strong and cannot find their scarlet welly boots
[Chorus: Joey Batey]
'Cause when it's cold
I'll wrap my scarf around you
And when it's hard
I'll place your head into my hands
And when you scream that it's not fair
It's like I've gone off to the coast
Left you behind just standing there
Pretending not to see your ghost
If only you could hear my voice
But you are screaming far too loud to hear me swear
Just because I left doesn't mean that I'm not still there
[Verse 2: Joey Batey]
I get to watch you grow up now
And make me proud, make all of those mistakes that make me laugh
Oh darling lord, how you make me laugh
Get drunk for me, sing louder than you've sung for me
Grow young each time that thunder in your lungs begins to rumble at the world
'Cause you were always strong
When you were young, you'd kick things just to see if they would fall
They said "That girl, she's wrong"
But I'll stick up for you, even though you haven't got a clue, you haven't got a fucking clue
[Chorus: Joey Batey]
And I'm so proud of you
And when they laugh at us
You'll feel my fingers down your back
And when you scream "I'm not alright"
And throw my picture at the wall
"You were supposed to be my light
And keep me safe against them all
How could you leave me here?" you'll scream
And louder, I'll scream back to you from that unknown
And say
"I know you're strong enough
I know you're strong enough
I know you're strong enough to do this on your"
[Bridge: Joey Batey & Madeleine Hyland]
I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to)
Strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to)
Strong enough to do this on your own (I know you're strong enough to)
I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to)
Strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to)
Strong enough to do this on your own (I know you're strong enough to)
I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to)
Strong enough to do this on your(I know you're strong enough to)
Strong enough to do this on your own (I know you're strong enough to)
I know you're strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to)
Strong enough to do this on your (I know you're strong enough to)
Strong enough to do this on your own (I know you're strong enough to)
[Outro: Joey Batey]
And years from now at night that storm
Will break, you'll step outside to feel it shake
And barefoot walk across the lawn
You'll miss me, oh Jesus Christ, you'll miss me
Just as much as all those years ago, and you'll look up at the storm
You'll say "I've been so scared
You left me here behind, do you not care?
How the fuck am I supposed to carry on without you here?"
Just when you're about to give up every hope you have, you turn around
Perched by the stairs, someone's gone and left behind
A brand new pair of scarlet welly boots
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