She Wraps It Up - Peter Hammill

You know that she’s got something she wants to give;

Hard to tell if it’s of spirit or the life she lives…

Maybe somewhere between the two

Oh, the waiting to see what it is!

The energy donor, looking over her shoulder

She sees it all, she sees it slipping away

There’s a backbone shiver for the energy giver…

She wraps it up, and that’s a final wrap for today

Some things she’ll soon learn to live without

While others she’s not secure enough to doubt

It’ll be hard to stay so close

When all that special emptiness floods out

The energy donor shoots it straight from the shoulder:

She sees it all, she sees it all rushing through

There’s a backbone shiver from the energy giver…

She wraps it up, she wraps it up and gives it to you

Jumping shells, the electrons will dance

Like dusk-time fireflies

Just as well that you took that last chance

To extend all your by-and-bys

Let’s be clear:

Don’t be too far away…

Oh, but don’t get so near!

You’ll remember today for the rest of your life

The energy donor, looking over her shoulder

She sees it all, she sees it slipping away

There’s a backbone shiver for the energy giver;

She wraps it up, and that’s a heavy rap you’ll have to pay

The energy donor shoots it straight from the shoulder:

She sees it all, she sees it all rushing through

There’s a backbone shiver from the energy giver —

She wraps it up, she wraps it up and gives it to you