Story of My Life - Polly Paulusma

I know you of old

You’re the eye at the door of my dreaming

And every failure, each tumble in time

You’ve observed me unblinking

Every night you’re there

Just like the one before

One before, one before

Why don’t you come on in

And make yourself at home?

My door is open wide

And if you sit me down

And run it back again

The story of my life

Then I might just see where I went wrong

Black box recorder

You’ve got it all locked in your memory

Every misguided side-swipe

When I was just trying to be friendly

Press yourself against the crack

It’s always been ajar

Why don’t you come on in

And fix yourself a drink?

I’ve nothing left to hide

And if you sit me down

And tell me what you think

The story of my life

Then I might see where I crashed and burned

How could I get it so wrong?

How could I?

Yeah, for so long

How could I?

Never knowing what was true

This time, I’m gonna listen to you

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You’re with me again

Oh, that calm-centred eye of my maelstrom

You’re a ribbon of stitch-sky

To lift me through turbulent rainstorms

You’ve seen my all

And still you choose to tag along

Tag along, tag along

Why don’t you come on in

And make yourself at home?

I’ve nothing left to hide

And if you sit me down

And run it back again

The story of my life

Then I might just see where I went wrong