Elaine Lyrics

Elaine, be brave, you'll see Pop one of these days

Elaine, be brave, oh, be brave

Oh, Elaine, be brave, you'll see Pop one of these days

Elaine, be brave, oh, be brave (hey grandma)

A two-story house on 41 Essex Street

A big house for you and Pop to start the family

Nine kids, it seems kinda crazy

Not for you and Pop you manage it on the daily, though

At a young age you lost one of them

A young boy by the name of Martin

An uncle I never met, never knew

Would've been hard to see him pass but somehow you saw it through

And of those kids was my mother and she's great, huh?

And you raised her and look at how she raised us

Passing on that strength down the generations

So your grandkids can beat on the same drum

Your legacy is here to stay, trust me

Grandma, I know you're not where you hoped you would be

So grab a tight hold of them rosary beads

And imagine yourself flying over the seas and be brave

Elaine, be brave, you'll see Pop one of these days

Elaine, be brave, oh, be brave

Oh, Elaine, be brave, you'll see Pop one of these days

Elaine, be brave, oh, be brave

I know it's been a minute

But the other day I came to visit

Yeah too long I'm ashamed to admit it

But mum and I danced to some Dean Martin

In your room and you sang along

As if to say you're still in there and you won't succumb

Part of you that is holding on

And I'm sure you're missing pops, I don't blame you, the man's great

I miss his chuckle and that firm handshake

But hey, he persevered until your anniversary of fifty years

And five decades is a blazing flame

How many married couples can say the same?

And grandma, you left an army of love

So don't be afraid, go and leave the pain and touch the sky

Go fly to pop and hold his hand in the afterlife and be brave

Elaine, be brave, you'll see Pop one of these days

Elaine, be brave, oh, be brave

Oh, Elaine, be brave, you'll see Pop one of these days (you will)

Elaine, be brave, oh, be brave

1932, in a town called Randwick

A woman named Elaine started off on a tangent

Taking photos before the age of the bandwidth

And lived in a house which looked like a mansion

At least to a few wide-eyed grandkids well damn, shit

That house holds some of my greatest memories

So thanks grandma, I'll make sure that I'll always cherish these.

Elaine, oh Elaine, oh be brave grandma, oh be brave, grandma

Oh Elaine, oh Elaine, oh, be brave, grandma oh, be brave, oh be brave

Elaine, be brave, you'll see Pop one of these days

Elaine, be brave, oh, be brave

Oh, Elaine, be brave, you'll see Pop one of these days

Elaine, be brave, oh, be brave