Song: “Watchfield Girl”
Verse 1
She was born in Watchfield, fifty-nine
Small Wiltshire village, just ahead of time
Eldest of six, learned fast how to stand
With the weight of the world in a young girl’s hands
Played cricket in the park with her dad
Brothers and sisters, the best days she had
Mum at home, doing all she could
Holding it together like only mothers would
Pre-Chorus
Dad rode his bike at the break of dawn
Six a.m., the kettle on
Military days, a working man
Life was hard, but they did what they can
Chorus
Oh Watchfield girl, you grew up fast
Childhood folded into the past
But you carried joy through the strain
Learned how to love through work and pain
Oh Watchfield girl, still standing strong
With a heart that’s carried the whole world along
Verse 2
Nine years old, doing grown-up things
Washing, cleaning, making meals sing
Cooking dinners, keeping time
Older before her time, but she shined
Mum needed help, and Angela knew
Some things in life you just have to do
No medals given, no words said loud
Just quiet strength and making her proud
Pre-Chorus 2
Down at the pub, Dad liked a drink
Mum not happy, made her think
But love’s not clean, it bends and sways
Families live in complicated ways
Chorus
Oh Watchfield girl, you grew up fast
Childhood folded into the past
But you carried joy through the strain
Learned how to love through work and pain
Oh Watchfield girl, still standing strong
With a heart that’s carried the whole world along
Bridge
The sixties rolled into the seventies sound
Rock and roll, a new world found
Something changing in the air
Hope and colour everywhere
Happy days in a harder time
Sun through cracks, a different shine
Not perfect lives, but love stayed true
In all the things they made it through
Final Chorus (Lifted)
Oh Watchfield girl, look how far you came
Still gentle, still the same
From a village lane to a wider view
The strength in you always carried through
Oh Watchfield girl, the song lives on
In every life you’ve leaned upon
Outro
From Watchfield lanes to a changing sky
A young girl learned how to fly
Still standing now, still full of grace
With home forever in that place
Michael Forty