Lyrics
Ball games
Reflecting on childhood memories related to ball games
In the living room
Recalling moments in the living room
Memories
Nostalgia about past memories
To make for four kids
Creating memories for four kids while growing up
Growing up
Reflecting on the process of maturing
In the outskirts of the city
Growing up in the outskirts of the city
Such a pity
Expressing regret or disappointment
Oh it's alright
Acceptance of a situation
I won't put up a fight
Not willing to resist or confront
Now you belong to someone else
Acknowledging someone's belonging to someone else
Given the choice if I could be anywhere I'd be with you
Expressing a desire to be with someone given the choice
Staying for a weekend in 2002
Recalling a specific weekend in 2002
But all the times have changed
Acknowledging changes in times
And life's been rearranged
Life undergoing significant changes
I want to thank you for always being there
Gratitude for someone who has always been there
Little things
Appreciating small details from the past
To remember
Recalling things worth remembering
Speaking
Conversation and the challenge of expressing oneself
And getting your words all mixed up
Mixing up words in conversation
Battenburg
Reference to Battenburg, possibly a symbolic element
In a bread tin
Connecting Battenburg to a bread tin, a specific memory
And the clock was
Noticing a non-ticking clock in the past
Never ticking
Reflecting on the absence of ticking until now
Until now
Recognition of a change in the present
Oh it's alright
Acceptance without resistance
I won't put up a fight
Reiterating the lack of a desire to fight against a situation
Just because you belong to someone else
Acknowledging someone's belonging to another
Given the choice if I could be anywhere I'd be with you
Expressing a longing to be with someone if given the choice
Staying for a weekend in 2002
Recalling a specific weekend in 2002 again
But all the times have changed
Highlighting the impact of changing times on life
And life's been rearranged
Life undergoing significant rearrangements
I want to thank you for always being there
Gratitude for consistent presence
Waving 'til the road ends
Waving farewell until the road ends
New place up on St West
Reference to a new place on St West
But 79 will always have a place
Acknowledging the lasting significance of 79
Have a place beneath my chest
Expressing a deep emotional connection to a place
Given the choice if I could be anywhere I'd be with you
Reiterating a desire to be with someone if given the choice
Staying for a weekend in 2002
Recalling a specific weekend in 2002 once again
But all the times have changed
Noting the changes in times and life
And life's been rearranged
Life undergoing rearrangements
I want to thank you for always being there
Gratitude for consistent presence once more
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