SORRY DAY SONG LYRICS …NOTE! Click www.scriptsongs.com to listen to the song and download it if you wish

Sweets are waiting in the car,

come and ride - we won't go far,

Mum and dad know where you are. A sorry, sorry day.

No, you can't go home tonight,

stop it or I'll take the light!

In the morning you'll be right. Another sorry day.

Other children live here see?

You can share their dormitory,

safe at night by lock and key. A sorry, sorry day.

Up you get - can't laze in bed,

lots of chores before you're fed.

Morning prayers will change your head. Another sorry day.

Let me shed a tear with you,

Walk across a bridge or two,

Build a better future by acknowledging the past.

No, your mother doesn't care,

getting on without you there,

here's the tunic you must wear. A sorry, sorry day.

Smarten up and fix your dress,

there's a family to impress,

If you go, that's one kid less. Another sorry day.

Repeat "Let me shed a tear with you …."

Here are letters home you wrote,

'DO NOT SEND', Department's note,

family was too remote. A sorry, sorry day.

Mother died four years ago,

thought they might have let you know?

Dad's in jail, the records show. Another sorry day.

Repeat "Let me shed a tear with you …."

Mother died four years ago,

seems a shame you didn't know.

Dad's in jail, the records show. Another sorry day.

I grant my permission for anyone promoting healing and reconciliation to copy and/or to perform the lyrics and music of “Sorry Day Song”,

provided such use of my lyrics or music is not for personal remuneration and provided that my ownership of copyright is acknowledged.

Max Merckenschlager ph 042 8878 163 email maxandjacqui@bigpond.com