Tea & Toast

Tom was born in 1942
 With eyes of blue
 And the doctors said his birth was far too fast
 His heart stopped twice
 But yet he survived
 As he took his first breath
 His mother took her last
 And his father knew that he wasn't to blame
 But he never quite looked at Tom the same after that
 And he rarely spoke about her
 But when he did
 He said your mother used to say this
 "When the skies are looking bad, my dear
 And your heart's lost all it's hope
 After dawn there will be sunshine
 And all the dust will go
 The skies will clear, my darling
 I'll wake up with the one I love the most
 And in the morning, I'll make you up
 Some tea and toast"
 Well they met through a friend who introduced them
 And the first thing Tom said was, "Would you like to dance?"
 They moved with each other and when the music got slower
 He said don't let go of my hand
 He said it's only polite if I ask you tonight
 Would it be alright if I could walk you home?
 That night he told of his birth
 And he said when it hurt
 He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast
 Well, two quick years they went by
 They were side by side
 And without a plan, they conceived a little child
 He said, "Women I love you and this you know
 But I only have enough for our food and clothes
 But I love you and this baby
 Until the day that I die"
 She said, "We'll take care of this little life
 And we'll fall in love with her baby blue eyes
 And we'll be alright from some advice that I know
 She said I never got to meet her
 But if I did, I'm sure your mother would have said this"
 "When the skies are looking bad, my dear
 And your heart's lost all it's hope
 After dawn there will be sunshine
 And all the dust will go
 The skies will clear, my darling
 We'll show this baby all the love we know
 And in the morning, I'll make you up
 Some tea and toast"
 Well he took those words
 And he made them proud
 He worked day after day
 And hour after hour
 So that they could buy a little house just on the outside of town
 The little girl grew up and so did they
 They said that they loved each other every day
 And 40 years later, that brings us to now
 And as they're walking down the street
 Her grip loosens on his hand
 He puts her arm around his side as she falls to the ground
 He hears her breathing and that's the only sound
 Her body on the floor attracts a worried crowd
 Tears rolls off his face as he says, "Don't let go, now"
 And he's sitting by her bed in the hospital ward
 And their daughter walks in with a family of her own
 She says, "Dad, I don't know if she can hear you now
 But there's one thing Mum would want you to know"
 When the skies are looking bad, my dear
 And your heart's lost all it's hope
 After dawn there will be sunshine
 And all the dust will go
 The skies will clear, my darling
 Now it's time for you to let go
 I go to wake you up in the mornin' with some tea and toast