Lyrics

[Verse 1] I saw you out walking down Westbourne Grove You caught my eye and your arm it rose It rose in the sky, ever so high But it wasn't, my dear, to wave to me It was simply to hail a big black taxi Which you jumped in as fast as you possibly could Well, you know, my dear, I'm not made of wood And my name may be Birch dear, but I'm not a tree And I, I can see you ignoring me [Chorus] And I'm beginning to think Though I'm open to sway Even when we're old and grey I think you might see me and look the other way Just like you did only the other day [Verse 2] We'll sit in the park with our grandchildren dear And you'll, you'll catch my eye and shout come over here But it won't be me that you're calling, dear It'll be your young Jimmy or Jenny or Jack And, oh, one of us will have near heart attack Grandad, grandad what's wrong with you Why, oh, why are we rushing to the zoo? And you'll say "Shut up Jimmy stop your talking Grab my hand and keep on walking" [Chorus] And I'm beginning to think Though I'm open to sway Even when we're old and grey I think you might see me and simply look the other way Just like you did only the other day [Bridge] I know that you'll say, you'll say this is all in my mind And I'm prone to delusions And things of that kind Well, now it's been well over a year And there's no more time for shading a tear Yes, you left and I behaved badly But you know at that time I loved you so madly Don't be mean, don't be mean Don't be mean, don't be mean Don't be mean, don't be mean Don't be mean, don't be mean [Chorus] And I'm beginning to think Though I'm open to sway That even when we're old and grey I think you might see me and look the other way Just like you did only the other day [Outro] Goodbye dear Goodbye