She Was

[Verse 1]
When she was home
She was a swan
When she was out she was a tiger
And a tiger in the wild is not tied to anyone

When she was lost
She was a toad
The day I found her on the road
I gave her water and a rose
And as she stretched
The sun rose

[Chorus]
Go, go, go
Go away, go away, go away
Go, go, go
Go away, go away

[Verse 2]
When she was young
She was a cow
And all day long
She milked the stars
She taught me
"Women to survive
Must be unfaithful to their child"
Of all the wonders of the world
She was a lady with a bird
She must have had so many lives
Was it the first?
Was it the last?

[Chorus]
Go, go, go
Go away, go away, go away
Go, go, go
Go away, go away

[Verse 3]
When she was ill
She was a whale
She was so patient, she would wait
Until I sang her by the lane
The sweetest tunes to ease her pain

When she was old
She was an owl
I saw her swaying in the sky
And when she died inside my arms
I realised she was a cat

[Chorus]
Go, go, go
Go away, go away, go away
Go, go, go
Go away, go away

[Bridge]
Sometimes I wonder (go)
If my child (go)
Will have her eyes (go)
(Go away, go away)
To see through me (go)

And when I die (go)
And I am born again (go)
(Go away, go away)
What will I be (go)
A stone? (go)
A cat? (go)
A tree? (Go away, go away)

[Chorus]
Go, go, go
Go away, go away, go away
Go, go, go
Go away, go away, go away

[Chorus]
Go, go, go
Go away, go away, go away
Go, go, go
Go away, go away, go away

[Outro]
Go, go, go
Go away, go away