One stop on the way inlcuded / Where her mum and dad were born
Sri Lanka just a postcard til she flew in at dawn
Warmly welcomed by a family she barely met
A visit that was too short, now she’s back up on a jet
Clicked between the channels on her seat, stretched her feet
Got the feeling that freedom was found at 30,000 feet
Fell asleep but woke up to “this is your pilot speaking,
The immigration slips we give you need completing,
Please be seated as the plane descends”, her heart beat
Faster then, thinking about all the adventures in the months
That lay ahead, and below in the snow of Glasgow, she stared…