Folk Rock
More Than You Packed
For Tom and Irene, from their children
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The story in this song
Tom and Irene left Newcastle for Plymouth with two suitcases in 1976. Their children, Chris and Sophie, know the story through photographs and phone calls with relatives back home. On their fiftieth anniversary, they return an old luggage tag to their parents — a small reminder of the journey that became their family.
Make a 50th anniversary song for your parents from the memories your own family shares.
Lyrics
Two cases on a platform And a train that wouldn't wait Your wedding clothes were folded With the plates wrapped up in print Newcastle down to Plymouth A job, a room, a key Tom and Irene, you were younger Than we thought you'd ever been
You kept the luggage label We found it with the photographs
You brought more than you packed More than two hands could carry More than a coat for the rain And a little cash to spare You didn't know our names yet You couldn't see us standing here You brought more than you packed You brought a family here
You kept your northern sayings We learned them by the sea Sunday meant the car was full Of sand beneath our feet Mum would write the news back home Dad would call when calls were cheap We would hear you laughing louder When the family news came through
You made a place for where you'd been And for the life that we were in
You brought more than you packed More than two hands could carry More than a coat for the rain And a little cash to spare You didn't know our names yet You couldn't see us standing here You brought more than you packed You brought a family here
Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh
Now Sophie has the old brass key And Chris has got your grin Our children crowd around the picture Asking where the story begins Fifty years from that first journey Here is what we want to say You were brave before we knew you We get to thank you here today
You brought more than you packed More than two hands could carry More than a coat for the rain And a little cash to spare You didn't know our names yet Now all our names are gathered here You brought more than you packed You brought a family here
Two cases on a platform And all of us began With more than you could pack And a promise, hand in hand