The Ribs Of A Broken Umbrella Lyrics - Blue Lights On The Runway - Bell X1

She was only just a girl in a picture 

But he thought if I could only make her smile 

Then she'd be mine 

He'd folded it, re-folded it so many times 

He'd already lost some of her to the creases 

Precious pieces 

He wondered how close he'd ever been to her 

In this ebb and flow of the distance between us 

Maybe she got the same bus 

And he left a trail of string wherever he went 

When he was sleepin' he tied it to his toe 

If she crossed it then he'd know 

But he knew that all was unravelin' 

And he was bare, stripped of his skin 

Like the ribs of a broken umbrella 

Stickin' out of a bin 

He's pull his collar up against the wind 

Against those who said that tryin' 

Was the first step to failin', oh, he was railin' 

And filled with new found purpose and pride 

He'd make somethin' of this heady glow 

Now where would she go? 

But what do I know 'cause all is unravelin' 

And he was bare, stripped off his skin 

Like the ribs of a broken umbrella 

Stickin' out of a bin 

But he knew how to fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza 

With time's great elixir, dear Liza, dear Liza 

She was only just a girl in a picture 

But he thought if I could only make her smile 

Then she'd be mine 

Oh, the thought of being faced with her 

Gave him the fear and sometimes in the mornin' a tent 

Oh Lord, give him strength 

'Cause he knew that all was unravelin' 

And he was bare, he was stripped of his skin 

Yeah, he knew that all was unravelin' 

And he was bare, he was stripped of his skin 

Like the ribs of a broken umbrella 

Stickin' out of a bin 

Stickin' out of a bin 

Stickin' out of a bin 

Stickin' out of a bin