So I'll call you my pretty thing
and you know I can't lie
and if I could call you anything
else, yeah I'd try.

So I'll call you my pretty thing
and I'll do all I can
to keep you safe from harm
and the vagaries of time

But I can't wrap you up in cotton wool
I might not hear you every time you call
But I can pick you up and dust you down whenever you call

People say such silly things
to show how they care
like they'd walk over broken glass
or build you castle in the air

. . . repeat verse 2

. . . repeat chorus