Letter to My Son

I find myself
At the point where we kissed first
On a rooftop
Overlooking the East London mosque

They said, they said, they said, they said
You can't go around breaking young girl's hearts
I said, I said, I said, I said
Keep at casual, easy thing

And you looked so right
In that red dress

Oh how I'd love
To be a rock for you
To be anything
You could rely on

So I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try
But I'll get caught out
So we'll try, we'll try, we'll try, we'll try
But we'll forget the lines, forget the lines

And you looked so thwarted
In the back of the car
Like you could thwart
A hundred wars

Save my letters
Where we can first call
By the bedroom door
And kitchen floor
(I tried, I tried, I tried)

All my letters
I'm too young
To be the father
To a son
(I tried, I tried, I tried)

Forgive me Oscar