Leaves Don't Drop (They Just Let Go)

The truth I learned when I was eight

My dad swam the length of Spirit Lake

Yeah and It must have been a million miles

This I knew was true

My mother sang while hangin' clothes

Her notes weren't perfect heaven knows

Yeah, but heaven opened anyway

This I knew was true

'Cause leaves don't drop they just let go

And make a space for seeds to grow

And every season brings a change

A tree is what a seed contains

To die and live is life's refrain

I left her with some groceries

Said, "Check the oil and call me please”

And she said " Hey, Ma I'll be just fine"

This I knew was true

'Cause leaves don't drop they just let go

And make a space for seeds to grow

And every season brings a change

A tree is what a seed contains

To die and live is life's refrain

I've traveled through my history

From certainty to mystery

God speaks in rhyme in paradox

This I know is true

And finally when my life is through

And what I am not what I do

'Cause it comes down to you and your next breath

This I know is true

'Cause leaves don't drop they just let go

And make a space for seeds to grow

And every season brings a change

A tree is what a seed contains

To die and live is life's refrain