I lay right there once

on the edge of the rock


I was ready to jump


I was ever so lost

but this gentlemen stopped


and said something I never forgot




For billions of years


since the outset of time


every single one of your ancestors survived

every single person on your mums and dad's side


successfully looked after and passed onto you life


what are the chances of that like

it comes to me once in a while


and everywhere i tell folk


it gets the best smile




And then the old man walked away


and out of sight

till the sound of him hiking


turned to the sound of silence


I juss froze in a profound surprise

and from down on my pride


I found a smile to my eyes


and for many days again

I would be passing the same cliff


and on many occasions


I would chance on the same thing

laying in the moss


in the same way I was


would be another man

looking like he needed a change of luck


so I'd say I lay right there once


on the edge of the rock

I was ready to jump


I was ever so lost


but this gentlemen stopped

and said something I never forgot




For billions of years


since the outset of time

every single one of your ancestors survived

every single person on your mums and dad's side


successfully looked after and passed onto you life

what are the chances of that like


it comes to me once in a while

and every where i tell folk

it gets the best smile




For billions of years

since the outset of time


every single one of your ancestors survived

every single person on your mums and dad's side

successfully looked after and passed onto you life


what are the chances of that like

it comes to me once in a while

and everywhere i tell folk

it gets the best smile