Others said that she was born too late But to them she was the greatest mistake They’d lost hope, it was in their eyes So to them she was the finest surprise There she was, as they were getting old Defying all that they were told They wondered how the smallest hand Could hold a heart like a parlour grand The smallest thing, the biggest joy The shortest time, left to enjoy The sleeping spirit now awake The sweetest shock, the great mistake Others said it wasn’t fair It stung them like they didn’t care A shallow mind can’t understand The deepest love is never planned Each second counts for everyone No matter what the speed we run Is we can never go (never gonna be) quite fast Enough to catch up with the past That little house was full of love They were complete, they had enough And then she came and everything Burst in to bloom, eternal spring The volume loud, the colours bright The endless days, the sleepless nights The journey’s end, at last they find The only thing we leave behind