Shirley Barber

[Intro] ("You will know when it is time to turn the page when you hear the chimes ring like this *Chimes ring* Lets begin now") [Verse 1] Ah, ah Under a snail shell lamp Breadcrumbs with jam fall asleep on a teabag Down by the old tree roots Blankets of moss drape over the roof [Pre-Chorus 1] She comes in light up shoes I pretend she sees me, and she does too Everyday in rain or shine She waits here in the garden, baby tooth smile There she goes [Chorus] I hope that she knows How I love the tiny clothes she makes The roses and the daisy chains I'll never be seen But I wish on every tea party and solar light That someday she just might (I hope that she knows, ah) ("It's time to turn the page") [Verse 2] Mushrooms have grown since June I think she did too, no more lights in her shoes I miss the taste of jam But mornings, she's late so I understand [Pre-Chorus 2] It's quiet most days now The polyester wings don't get used much now I think she might forget me soon When her smile has lost it's last baby tooth There she goes [Chorus] I hope that she knows How I love the tiny clothes she makes The roses and the daisy chains I'll never be seen But I wish on every tea party and solar light That someday she just might (I hope that she knows) I hope that she knows, ah [Bridge] Her hair changed like seasons And her smile creases deepen Her legs couldn't hold all that heart She comes to the dead stump The teabag and breadcrumbs One last tea party to part [Outro] I think she sees me now I join her, we sit down and say farewell I fall asleep right in her hands I dream of distant lands and strawberry jam There she goes