Poppy Bird (Bromheads Jacket)

He spied her on the tube And she was wearing a bright red poppy Her beauty it shone through the silence As the commuters they tried not to make eye contact He'd never seen such a beautiful thing Except for in movies or up on billboards He never seen such a beautiful thing in All his years of travelling these trains Her shiny brown hair was tucked behind her ears And her big blue eyes pierced right through her glasses The book she was reading was of an interesting nature He knew that he would surely like to date her one day A few more stops to Walthamstow It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow And poppy bird I wonder what your name is He was a child of a difficult nature It was compulsive disorder related Sometimes he would do silly little things Like turn the key in the door 5 times before he went to bed In the past he got in some silly situations With girls from school making some silly accusations He was through all that and he knew what to do to not Get himself into trouble He wanted to walk past and just ask her her name And say she's so pretty he's been watching her on the train He was a child of a difficult nature He was a child of a difficult nature A few more stops to Walthamstow It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow And poppy bird I wonder what your name is A few more stops to Walthamstow It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow And poppy bird I wonder if I'll ever meet you He can't believe his luck coz he's in Walthamstow And she's leaving the train or so He follows her onto the platform Up the stairs and through the barriers He gets a bit too close and she looks behind He takes control of himself and walks further behind Now they're out and they're onto the street And they walk past the top of his road It sure is dark and yes it sure is cold And so he plucks up the courage And starts to make his approach She can hear his footsteps Her hearts in her throat She turns starts to run No don't be dumb No don't be dumb No don't be dumb No please don't be dumb He's so close now she waits to be grabbed And she prays to god that she won't get stabbed So close now she can feel his breath And he grabs her on the arm and says "Missus, this is your book that you left"