From the recording Yellow
Lyrics
YOU KNOW I HAD TWO FATHERS,
ONE OF THEM WAS MINE,
THE FIRST HE DIED EARLY,
SO WE NEVER HAD MUCH TIME.
MUM COULD NOT FEED ME WELL,
SHE COULDN’T BE ALONE,
FOUND A NEW REPLACEMENT,
TO BRING THE MONEY HOME.
AND HE LOVED ME LIKE HIS OWN,
SOMETIMES A LITTLE’S TOO MUCH.
HE LOVED ME LIKE HIS OWN,
SOMETIMES A LITTLE’S TOO MUCH.
YOU KNOW THEY TOOK ME AWAY,
TO A COTTAGE BY THE SEA.
I WAS ONLY SKIN AND BONE,
BEFORE HE LAID HIS HANDS ON ME.
FED ME UP SO I COULD RETURN,
I LOST FOUR POUNDS INSTEAD.
A BLIND EYE FOR MONEY,
NOT A WORD WAS EVER SAID.
AND HE LOVED ME LIKE HIS OWN,
SOMETIMES A LITTLE’S TOO MUCH.
HE LOVED ME LIKE HIS OWN,
SOMETIMES A LITTLE’S TOO MUCH.
SOMETIMES A LITTLE’S TOO MUCH,
SOMETIMES A LITTLE’S TOO MUCH