Soon You'll Go - Howard Jones

Soon you’ll go

You’ll make your mark

Soon you’ll go

Takin' my heart

Soon you’ll soar

Into the sky

And I’ll be there

To watch you fly

Tiny fingers clutching tightly round the edge of the bed

Wouldn’t listen to a single word your mother said

I remember how you’d force yourself to stay awake

And wait up to hear my footsteps when I came home late

These things I will hold on to

When I can’t hold on to you

Soon you’ll go

You’ll make your mark

Soon you’ll go

Takin' my heart

Soon you’ll soar

Into the sky

And I’ll be there

To watch you fly

Wrote your name in giant letters scratched them into the wall

Trying to reach us when you couldn’t quite express it all

Made a protest we would notice and the motive was clear

Now I understand it looking back across the years

These things I will hold on to

When I can’t hold on to you

Soon you’ll go

You’ll make your mark

Soon you’ll go

Takin' my heart

Soon you’ll soar

Into the sky

And I’ll be there

To watch you fly

Soon you’ll go

You’ll make your mark

Soon you’ll go

Takin' my heart

Soon you’ll soar

Into the sky

And I’ll be there

To watch you fly

When it’s time to say goodbye

I’ll be there to watch you fly

Go on soar to the sky

Spread your wings it’s your turn to fly

Cos I’ll be there I’ll be there to watch you fly

to watch you fly