I Know Your Bicycle, I Don't Know Your Name

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Your bicycle leans on the wall by the stair
A basket of daffodils, a bell with a flair
Your milk bottles clink on the step at eight
Your curtains stay open till it gets late

We nod at the postbox, we nod at the gate
You carry your shopping, I'm never quite straight
I mean to say hello, I mean to say more
But the words stay behind my own front door

I know your bicycle, I don't know your name
We've lived side by side and it's all much the same
A light in your window, a tune through the wall
And somehow it's company, after all
I know your bicycle, I don't know your name
But I'd notice if one morning it wasn't the same

You left me a parcel when I was away
Tucked by the bins in a bag, tied with string
I never said thank you, I just took it in
And I stood in the hallway with a quiet grin

I know your bicycle, I don't know your name
We've lived side by side and it's all much the same
A light in your window, a tune through the wall
And somehow it's company, after all
I know your bicycle, I don't know your name
But I'd notice if one morning it wasn't the same

Maybe tomorrow I'll knock on your door
Maybe I'll ask what the bell is for
Maybe a kindness can start with a word
Softer than anything either of us heard

I know your bicycle, and now I know your name
Hello, hello, it's not the same
A light in your window, a tune through the wall
And now it's a friendship, after all

Hello, neighbour, hello
Hello, neighbour, hello