I never strayed without
A purpose. My Gran
Could talk for Scotland.
Sometimes I just needed
To get out of my head.
And talk to someone
For five minutes.
I would wonder if a
Pal was working on their
Department or if they
Had got some ingredient
I needed back in stock,
Accross store or see
How much the new
Pomegranate juice was.
I was fast. And if
I had a spare moment
I could not talk to
Some one on checkouts
So it had to be
Another department. Or
A brisk stretch of
The legs. I did not
Think anyone took
Much notice of
My meandering but
It was still just a
Mediun sized shop
In a small minded
Large town so I did
Not expect less.
And my boss had
Been demoted and
Had to earn back
Their position so I
Didn't exactly look
Up to them. And
My ambitions did
Not lie within the
Walls of retail.
I am glad that you
Understood why me
And tank cut the odd
Corner sometimes. That
We felt we were
Stuck where we were
And had nothing
To prove but you
Told us that the future
Is the here and now,
And what we did
Right now counted.
And that nobody
Thought he was a
Dead certainty for
Climbing the ladder
At our age. He knew
We were hard workers.
Of course my friend,
Got wind of the meeting
Maybe after I told Mersey.
And where me and Tank
Realised that we
Had to go the extra
Mile as assistants until
We were ready, they
Thought they were
There all ready. I
Was still young enough
To gain confidence.
I was only a school leaver
For crying out loud.
Thanks for officially
Saying that you
Could see that me and my
Coworker both had potential
If we applied ourselves.