Tattoo

Ten, o, seven, sixteen
 For your mum she was 83
 It's written somewhere only you can see
 14 Messaline Drive
 For your home when you were 5
 Remembered for the best years of your life
 Its underneath your skin
 A permanent way of letting the world know where you've been
 And what you believe in
 Wherever you go you tell a story
 Each chapter sketched in black and white
 On your shoulders, Hope and glory
 The wings on your back are taking flight
 Needles and ink have mapped your memories
 For when they start to fade
 Whatever it is life gave to you, there's a tattoo
 The numbers on your wrist
 Are the place where you first kissed
 Co-ordinates that lead you back in time
 People judge before you speak
 By the heart that's on you sleeve
 They can't see the one that beats inside
 Wherever you go you tell a story
 Each chapter sketched in black and white
 On your shoulders, Hope and glory
 The wings on your back are taking flight
 Needles and ink have mapped your memories
 For when they start to fade
 Whatever it is life gave to you, there's a tattoo
 Is this anchor holding you down
 Like this broken heart on your broken heart
 The name of your home town
 The connection back to the very start
 Have you forgotten who you really are
 Its underneath your skin
 Wherever you go you tell a story
 Each chapter sketched in black and white
 On your shoulders, Hope and glory
 The wings on your back are taking flight
 Needles and ink have mapped your memories
 For when they start to fade
 Whatever it is life gave to you, there's a tattoo
 Wherever you go you tell a story
 Each chapter sketched in black and white
 On your shoulders, Hope and glory
 The wings on your back are taking flight
 Needles and ink have mapped your memories
 For when they start to fade
 Whatever it is life gave to you, there's a tattoo