Warth Lane

Verse 1: The 22nd of December We were dressing up the tree The radio was playing caroling The music warm and comforting Then there came a knock upon a door Outside there stood a man in uniform He asked me "Son are you parents in?" A friend of your has had an accident Verse 2: He said I'll speak to your mother and father There are some things you shouldn't hear I left the room where they could speak to him Why I should leave I wasn't sure Through the walls I heard my mother cry "Oh my God, he's just a little boy" Someone found him high up in a tree Hanging by his neck for all to see Chorus: On no, no, no, don't leave us crying On no, no, no, don't leave us crying Verse 3: We were closest of young friends Our thoughts and hopes, we shared together He dreamed he'd race a thoroughbred T ride that horse and be a winner It couldn't be, his body was too weak The sickness that he had could take him down He took his life before he died in pain Chorus: On no, no, no, don't leave us crying On no, no, no, don't leave us crying On no, no, no, don't leave us crying On no, no, no, you left us crying....