Under the Ivy

Music and Lyrics by Kate Bush


It wouldn't take me long 
To tell you how to find it, 
To tell you where we'll meet. 
This little girl inside me 
Is retreating to her favourite place. 

              Go into the garden. 
              Go under the ivy, 
              Under the leaves, 
              Away from the party. 
              Go right to the rose. 
              Go right to the white rose 
              (For me.) 

I sit here in the thunder, 
The green on the grey. 
I feel it all around me. 
And it's not easy for me 
To give away a secret-- 
It's not safe, 

              But go into the garden. 
              Go under the ivy, 
              Under the leaves, 
              Away from the party. 
              Go right to the rose. 
              Go right to the white rose 
              (For me.) 

It wouldn't take me long 
To tell you how to find it. 

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