The prompt for Song Lyric Sunday from Jim Adams is Songs with One-Word Titles. The song must contain one of these words in either the title or the lyrics.
Let me introduce you to Kayleigh by neo-progressive rock band Marillion. The song reached No.2 in the UK charts in 1985 and caused a massive spike in girls named Kayleigh. At least that’s what my brother’s girlfriend told me, and she should know, she was training to be a midwife.
Fish, the band’s lead singer, wrote the song as an apology to all the women he loved and lost. There was no actual “Kayleigh” she is a composite of several of his girlfriends. But this is an achingly beautiful song dripping with the pain of heartbreak.
Do you remember? Chalk hearts melting on a playground wall Do you remember? Dawn escapes from moon washed college halls Do you remember? The cherry blossom in the market square Do you remember? I thought it was confetti in our hair
By the way, didn’t I break your heart? Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart So sorry, I never meant to break your heart But you broke mine
Kayleigh, is it too late to say I’m sorry? And, Kayleigh, could we get it together again? I just can’t go on pretending That it came to a natural end Kayleigh, oh I never thought I’d miss you And, Kayleigh, I thought that we’d always be friends We said our love would last forever So how did it come to this bitter end?
Do you remember? Barefoot on the lawn with shooting stars Do you remember? The loving on the floor in Belsize Park Do you remember? Dancing in stilettoes in the snow Do you remember? You never understood I had to go
By the way, didn’t I break your heart? Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart So sorry, I never meant to break your heart But you broke mine
Kayleigh, I just want to say I’m sorry But, Kayleigh, I’m too scared to pick up the phone To hear you’ve found another lover To patch up our broken home Kayleigh, I’m still trying to write that love song Kayleigh, it’s more important to me, now you’re gone Maybe it will prove that we were right Or it’ll prove that I was wrong