When Julie fell off of the monkey bars
Everyone in Grade Six gathered 'round
There were rumours of how she came to fall
Legends of the awful cracking sound
While we waited for the ambos to arrive
A teacher held an icepack on her arm
She came back Monday like a hero from the war
And asked her mates to sign the cast
They wrote their names in bold, black Sharpies
They wrote 'L-U-V' for love
They drew crosses for their kisses
They drew circles for their hugs
Playground pilgrims came to pay her their respects
Some to write
Some of them to read
Somebody drew someone's initials in a heart
That Jules kept hid beneath her sleeve
When I'm broken and I'm feeling small
When the fun and games have past
When I lose my grip and start to fall
Would you come to sign the cast?
I had fantasies of falling
Hopes of fractured legs and shattered arms
I dreamed of texta-coloured friendship
Scribbled on me if I came to harm
But I stayed away from the monkey bars that year
Didn't ride a bike or climb a tree
I wasn't frightened for the safety of my bones
Just scared they wouldn't write on me
When I'm broken and I'm feeling small
When the fun and games have past
When I lose my grip and start to fall
Would you come to sign the cast?
I didn't dare to dream of love like yours
I didn't think that I deserved
To climb up here and fly above it all
Without a fear of getting hurt
When I'm broken and I'm feeling small
When the fun and games have past
When I lose my grip and start to fall
Would you sign the cast?
When I'm broken and I'm feeling small
When the fun and games have past
When I lose my grip and start to fall
Would you sign the cast?
Would you come and sign the cast?
Would you come and sign the cast?
Would you come to sign the cast?