For Absent Friends (2007 Stereo Mix)

Sunday at six when they close both gates

A widowed pair, still sitting there

Wonder if they're late for church

And it's cold so they fasten their coats

And cross the grass, they're always last

Passing by the padlocked swings

The roundabout still turning

Ahead they see a small girl

On her way home with a pram

Inside the archway the priest greets them

With a courteous nod, he's close to God

Looking back at days of

Four instead of two years seem so few

Heads bent in prayer for friends not there

Leaving two pence on the plate

They hurry down the path and through the gate

And wait to board the bus

That ambles down the street