All the Flowers of the Bough

Hearts are meant to be broken, made that way

Love must have its trial

Beauty, hope and wonder could not be

Without doubt and pain and self-denial

All the flowers of the bough

They will fall and they will fade

But they resound in the distance of the days

Is life just a dance of happenstance?

I don't believe that

The wheel of the sky is rolling away from you

You can feel it fall

And it's not always easy, but if you try

You might see the genius of it all

All the flowers of the bough

They will fall and they will fade

But they resound in the distance of the days

Is life just a dance of happenstance?

I don't believe that

If I could give you one thing

If there could be just one thing

I, I would give you dreams

We've got to realize we're only passersby

But you see, dreams survive all life's uncertainties

All the flowers of the bough

They will fall and they will fade

But they resound in the distance of the days

Is life just a dance of happenstance?

I don't believe that

I don't believe that...