Safe Travels (Don't Die)

I usually listen to music when the kids are in bed and I'm dealing with the dishes. But the night this song came on the radio I was stilled, soapy hands dripping on the floor. What a voice, what strange melancholic lyrics. Who knew about Lisa Hannigan?

Please eat your greens 

and don’t sit close to screens, 

your eyes are a means to an end. 

And I would be sorry if, due to your hurry, 

you were hit by a lorry my friend.

Like you always say, 

Safe travels, don’t die, don’t die, 

safe travels, don’t die. 

                          Lisa Hannigan

If you imagine the worst thing that could happen then you're safeguarding against it actually happening - that's a reflex I sometimes can't avoid when waving goodbye to my kids. It doesn't lead to any peace of mind, but thanks to this song I can smile about it, a little.