The L-Plates in the Drawer

Lyrics

I found them again in the kitchen drawer
Two red letters, creased and frayed
Under the string and the spare door key
Where a younger summer was laid

The car was blue and the brake was stiff
My mother held her breath
We stalled at the lights, we laughed till we cried
And she never once said I'd fail

The L-plates in the drawer, soft as old photographs
Keeping every stall and every start
Learner and teacher, we both learned the road
And the gentlest lesson was heart
The L-plates in the drawer

Now I drive her slowly to the doctor's door
She grips the seat and she smiles
I take every corner the way she once did
Easy, and mile after mile

Who's the learner now, who's the guide
We trade the wheel with the years
And the road runs on like a ribbon of light
Past the laughter, past the tears

The L-plates in the drawer, soft as old photographs
Keeping every stall and every start
Learner and teacher, we both learned the road
And the gentlest lesson was heart
The L-plates in the drawer

The gentlest lesson was heart
In the drawer