I was sat on a park bench eating pinecones
they were hard, they were hard to swallow.
What I have learnt it was all worth the strain,
but all that I’ve learnt I could never explain.
I was sat on a bird’s back just listening to them sing.
I wasn’t invited, but nor was I intruding
What I have learnt I know it was all worth the strain,
but all that I’ve learnt I still couldn’t explain.
I was at in a pistol, just waiting for it to fire.
I can still hear it, I’m sure, whenever I close my eyes.
What I have learnt it was all worth the strain,
but all that I’ve learnt I cannot explain.
I was sat amongst windmills, whispering to the breeze.
I asked for her secrets, but all she did was tease.
She said that ‘What I’ve learnt it was all worth the strain,
but all that I’ve learnt I can’t explain’.
I was sat on a riverbed as all the people sieved for gold
and I was relived when they picked me up, that I fell back through the holes.
What I’ve learnt it was all worth the strain,
but what I’ve learnt I cannot explain.
I was sat on an earthworm, we were coursing through the soil.
We digested old friends the same as we digested old foes.
What we learnt, we said, it was all worth the strain,
but, you know, all that we learn we can never explain.
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