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Let’s start the story round the time I moved out
I couldn’t pay rent and I moved to my parents, I’m not too proud
But if the truth’s out, I’ll admit, that was a personal blow
It meant I failed my first attempt to make music turn into dough
And all I’ve ever wanted was to be a musician
So I had to do what I had to do to bring that dream to fruition
So it’s one step back in the hope I take two forward
But when your girlfriend stays in your old bedroom, that’s awkward
But she, she wasn’t bothered by it
Well, she probably was to be fair, but still she stopped the night
And I remember how my swallowed pride, wouldn’t digest
The first time the two of us struggled to fit in my bed
And how the mattress creaked and we had to sleep without sex
And my arm went dead when I left it underneath her neck
In a pool of sweat with no room to stretch we woke with our muscles cramped
We complained then, but now I think I understand because
I can see a silver lining
Underneath the quilt we lie in
I just worked it all out
It feels like we’re nose diving
But every tragedy’s a triumph
If we turn it around
Coz it’s only a bad thing
If we forget
That we wouldn’t be as close if it weren’t for my
single bed
Then soon enough she moved from up north to London
And we found ourself talking about how we though we’d function
If she moved to the city and I stayed in the sticks
But we decided we’d try a long distance relationship
So we said our goodbyes and she bought a one way ticket
And I promised the second that I could that I would make the trip
She got a job but she struggled coz the hours were so hard
But I couldn’t be there so I sent her down flowers and a card
Now, out of frustration, she said that was a shit consolation
Then we argued bout having respect and patience
But make ups over the phone are never complete
So in the morning I booked a Megabus seat
And when we met up she lead me to her flat and said its small
The bed goes wall to wall but it’s all she can afford
I walked in and saw my good luck card up on her window ledge
A little desk with flowers and a single bed
And I can see a silver lining
Underneath the quilt we lie in
I just worked it all out
It feels like we’re nose diving
But every tragedy’s a triumph
If we turn it around
Coz it’s only a bad thing
If we forget
That we wouldn’t be as close if it weren’t for my
single bed
Then we fell apart that summer
We couldn’t take the pressure we were under I guess
Though our hearts had suffered
There’s only so far one cover can stretch
So now we lie alone in beds
Of our own
Let’s end the story in the same way it began
Moving out, but this time, I’ve a little saved in my bank
I can get by on my own, I’m in a flat living well
With a brand new king size bed that I have to myself
And I can stretch, yeah, and I can sprawl
Yeah, And I can, well, that’s about all
See I’ll probably just sleep next to the wall
And keep my phone charged on the off chance she should happen to call
There was beauty in our struggle, silver linings in our storm
Sometimes I sit and wonder if lightening could strike once more
Or was it a time in our life when we both needed support
And we provided shelter for each other while it poured
Circumstances made us close, adversity made us strong
They said it was hard lines, I wrote them lines into this song
I wish I could have gave her more, but to be honest with that said
We never would have been as close if it weren’t for my single bed
And I sing
I can see a silver lining
Underneath the quilt we lie in
I just worked it all out
It feels like we’re nose diving
But every tragedy’s a triumph
If we turn it around
Coz it’s only a bad thing
If we forget
That we wouldn’t be as close if it weren’t for my
single bed
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Let’s start the story round the time I moved out
I couldn’t pay rent and I moved to my parents, I’m not too proud
But if the truth’s out, I’ll admit, that was a personal blow
It meant I failed my first attempt to make music turn into dough
And all I’ve ever wanted was to be a musician
So I had to do what I had to do to bring that dream to fruition
So it’s one step back in the hope I'll take two forward
But when your girlfriend stays in your old bedroom, that’s awkward
But she, she wasn’t bothered by it
Well, she probably was to be fair, but she still stopped the night
And I remember how my swallowed pride, wouldn’t digest
The first time the two of us struggled to fit in my bed
And how the mattress creaked and we had to sleep without sex
And my arm went dead when I left it underneath her neck
In a pool of sweat with no room to stretch we woke with our muscles cramped
We complained then, but now I think I understand because
I can see a silver lining
Underneath the quilt we lie in
I just worked it all out
It feels like we’re nose diving
But every tragedy’s a triumph
If we turn it around
Coz it’s only a bad thing
If we forget
That we wouldn’t be as close if it weren’t for my
single bed
Then soon enough she moved from up north to London
And we found ourself talking about how we though we’d function
If she moved to the city and I stayed in the sticks
But we decided we’d try a long distance relationship
So we said our goodbyes and she bought a one way ticket
And I promised the second that I could that I would make the trip
She got a job but she struggled coz the hours were so hard
I couldn’t be there so I sent her down flowers and a card
Now, out of frustration, she said that was a shit consolation
Then we argued bout having respect and patience
But make ups over the phone are never complete
So in the morning I booked a Megabus seat
And when we met up she lead me to her flat and said it's small
"The bed goes wall to wall but it’s all I can afford"
I walked in and saw my good luck card up on her window ledge
A little desk with flowers and a single bed
And I can see a silver lining
Underneath the quilt we lie in
I just worked it all out
It feels like we’re nose diving
But every tragedy’s a triumph
If we turn it around
Coz it’s only a bad thing
If we forget
That we wouldn’t be as close if it weren’t for my
single bed
Then we fell apart that summer
We couldn’t take the pressure we were under I guess
Though our hearts had suffered
There’s only so far one cover can stretch
So now we lie alone in beds
Of our own
Let’s end the story in the same way it began
Moving out, but this time, I’ve a little saved in my bank
I can get by on my own, I’m in a flat living well
With a brand new king size bed that I have to myself
And I can stretch, yeah, and I can sprawl
Yeah, And I can, well, that’s about all
See I’ll probably just sleep next to the wall
And keep my phone charged on the off chance she should happen to call
There was beauty in our struggle, silver linings in our storm
Sometimes I sit and wonder if lightening could strike once more
Or was it a time in our life when we both needed support
And we provided shelter for each other while it poured
Circumstances made us close, adversity made us strong
They said it was hard lines, I wrote them lines into this song
I wish I could have gave her more, but to be honest with that said
We never would have been as close if it weren’t for my single bed
And I sing
I can see a silver lining
Underneath the quilt we lie in
I just worked it all out
It feels like we’re nose diving
But every tragedy’s a triumph
If we turn it around
Coz it’s only a bad thing
If we forget
That we wouldn’t be as close if it weren’t for my
single bed
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