Your Little Wings - Luka Bloom

So you re preparing for the weekend

Spray on colour try the high-heeled shoes

Comparing notes with all your girlfriends

Making plans for smokes and booze

Friday night s a giddy feeling

You never know what is in store

Avoid the looks from worried parents

You go waltzing out the door

I can t protect you from the world

I can t protect you from yourself

I can t protect you from the world

If I could I would

If I could I would

It was midnight when I saw you

Alone and propped against a wall

Lipstick mascara run together

Couldn t hide the bruises from your fall

Your little wings could bring you anywhere

Your little heart is open as the sky

I m haunted by the empty gaze

A naked truth within your eye

I can t protect you

Dear God take care of all the young ones

Chasing shadows in the night

I hope you guide them all home safely

Home to sleep and to the morning light

I can t protect you from the world

I can t protect you from yourself

I can t protect you from the world

If I could I would

If I could I would