[INSTRUMENTAL — soft kick, pads like held breath] [HOOK — hushed chant, warm] You're nearly here (nearly here) You're nearly here We can do the waiting You're nearly here (nearly here) You're nearly here We can do the waiting [VERSE 1 — close, hushed] Three a.m., machine coffee Mum's in Spain, Dad's nowhere So it's me in the orange chair Hoodie over joggers She said don't bother coming I said see you in an hour That's the whole of our religion Turning up [VERSE 2 — same hush] Nurse says any minute Been saying it since midnight Sis looks small behind the curtain Strongest person I know When they let me hold her daughter I'll tell her straight, first thing Your mum's a tank And I don't miss a thing [HOOK — hushed chant, warm] You're nearly here (nearly here) You're nearly here We can do the waiting You're nearly here (nearly here) You're nearly here We can do the waiting [INSTRUMENTAL — piano answers the chops, bass soft] [VERSE 3 — lifting slightly] She comes out at sunrise Red-faced, furious, perfect Seven pounds of new person Wrapped in hospital stripes Sis is crying, I'm crying The nurse pretends she's not And just like that the waiting Turns into the rest of it [FINAL HOOK — fullest, chops stacked] You're nearly here (nearly here) You're nearly here We can do the waiting You're nearly here (nearly here) You're nearly here We can do the waiting [OUTRO — fragments, soft] You're nearly here [INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO — hats fade last]
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