He could only say he loved her
on the end of of a phone,
distance made him brave
he never brought his heart home,
at the end of the line then
was the best it would be,
at the end of the rainbow
there’s a pot of cold tea
They married for some reason
that neither could remember,
they'd wanted July
but they got grey November,
honeymooned in the rain
in a fading B&B,
at the end of the rainbow
there's a pot of cold tea
She thought about leaving
but it upset her,
she knew that she'd never
get anything better,
now she just lives
that he might ring on his phone,
& tell her he loves her
before he comes home
He’s got his soccer
she’s got her geegees & booze
his team never win
her horses always lose
He could only say he'd left her,
on the end of a phone,
distance made him brave
he never came home,
at the end of the line
I'm afraid it was me,
at the end of the rainbow
there’s a pot of cold tea
credits
from tinam songs,
released October 12, 2012
Lyrics by Tina Marshall, music by Gerry Callaghan.