Verse 1

Roslyn, you did three days of it entirely on your own
You packed her kitchen and you labelled every single box
You sat in the car park afterwards and you didn't call me
Because you knew I'd say I was on nights, and I would have
I have sung over a hundred people through in that building
And I could not get in a car and drive four hours for you

Pre-Chorus

There's no choir on this one. No organ, no garage amp, nothing
I couldn't stand in front of anybody and ask them to help me sing it

Chorus

I'm sorry, Roslyn. Not the small kind. The kind that took a year
You were the one who stayed and I was the one with the reason
And a reason is only an excuse that other people approve of
I'm not asking you to tell me it was fine. It wasn't fine

Verse 2

You sent me a photograph of her window and the tree outside it
You said she likes the room, she's asking after both of us
You didn't put one sharp thing anywhere in that message
And somehow that is worse than if you'd let me have it
Forty-one years and you have never once kept score
Which is why I'm keeping it. Here. Out loud. The once

Chorus

I'm sorry, Roslyn. Not the small kind. The kind that took a year
You were the one who stayed and I was the one with the reason
And a reason is only an excuse that other people approve of
I'm not asking you to tell me it was fine. It wasn't fine

Outro

I'm off Thursday. I've swapped the whole week
I'll do the labels this time. I'll do the car park
I'm sorry, Roslyn
Not the small kind
I'll be there Thursday