Leaves Don't Drop (They Just Let Go)

The truth I knew when I was eight

My dad swam the length of Spirit Lake

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

But heaven opened anyway

And this I knew was true



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Leaves don't drop they just let go,

And make a place for seeds to grow

Every season brings a change,

A seed is what a tree contains,

To die and live is life's refrain



I left her with some groceries,

Said, "Check the oil and call me please."

She said "Hey, ma I'll be just fine."

This I knew was true



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I've traveled through my history,

From certainty to mystery

God speaks in rhyme in paradox

This I know is true



And finally when life is through,

I'm what I am not what I do

It comes down to you and your next breath,

And this I know is true



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