The Flicker of a Little Girl

The Flicker of a Little Girl - Tindersticks

Was that the flicker of a little girl

Some moments our story is meaningless

When you just want to feel safe

You just want to be loved

And you know there's no better place than this

Maybe I could prove myself wrong

Maybe things fall together than pull apart

Seen you when you were fourteen

Coming home from school

It's so easy to be beautiful when you're young

I still see that light

That is shining through those tired eyes

Could those eyes see what was coming then

And we all want what we can't afford

And we all get what we deserve

Too many deaths and betrayals too many lies

Makes it hard to trust the moment you're in

Too many teardrops that you hold inside

They were always gonna pour over me someday

Maybe I could prove myself wrong

Held on to something

I thought I never could

Never carelessly mislaid

I always knew just where it was

Was that the flicker of a little girl

Some moments our story is meaningless