Frank Turner
Polaroid Picture (Songbook Version)
Man we used to be brothers
Superheroes and warriors
We were cowboys and Indians
Train drivers, everything
Rolling through the endless summers
But everything changes
You got married and you had children
And I don't have your number
The one I can remember
Is the place you used to live with your parents
[Chorus]
But in the stillness of the moment it takes for a Polaroid picture to capture our faces forever
The world has turned a touch on its axis and the only thing certain is everything changes
[Verse 2]
Man, they closed the Astoria
At the end of last summer
The place we earned our pedigree
The scene of all our victories
Our sanctuary in the centre of London
Now they're building a railway
To drag the vanquished to Versailles
And the singalongs go on, but they're singing different songs
In rooms that we don't know on the other side of the city
[Chorus]
But in the stillness of the moment it takes for a polaroid picture to capture our faces forever
The world has turned a touch on its axis and the only thing certain is everything changes
[Post Chorus]
So honey I need just need a little time to take a little time with today
To savour all the triumph and tragedy before it slips away
Before it slips away
[Bridge]
Let go of the little distractions
Hold close to the ones that you love
'Cause we won't all be here this time next year
While you can, take a picture of us
Let go of the little distractions
Hold close to the ones that you love
'Cause we won't all be here this time next year
While you can, take a picture of us
Take a Polaroid picture
Let go of the little distractions (take a Polaroid picture)
Hold close to the ones that you love (take a Polaroid picture)
'Cause we won't all be here this time next year (please take a Polaroid picture)
While you can, take a picture of us (take a Polaroid picture)
Let go of the little distractions (please take a Polaroid picture)
Hold close to the ones that you love (take a picture of us...)
'Cause we won't all be here this time next year (... to show...)
While you can, take a picture of us (... we were watching to see where our time goes)
[Outro]
In the stillness of a moment make sure you take a Polaroid picture
And keep it with you forever
To remind yourself that everything changes
But there was this one time, there was this one time
When things were OK