[Verse 1]
I boiled sage in an old enamel cup
Mint in the window, reaching up
Rosemary brushed my wrists like rain
Dirt on my hands, it eased the pain
A little bark, a little root
Slow truth growing in my boots
[Pre-Chorus]
And the room got quiet
My pulse settled down
Like a creek finding level
On the edge of town
[Chorus]
New spring in my step
New spring in my step
My eyes stay clear
I can see far ahead
New spring in my step
New spring in my step
Beyond that line
There’s more still left
[Verse 2]
Lemon peel on a cast-iron stove
Chamomile smoke in the folds of my coat
I was bent out tight, I was running dry
Then green hands met me eye to eye
Bitter leaf, soft rain
Put my shadow back in frame
[Pre-Chorus]
And the fever broke
In the cedar air
I came back easy
Like I’d lived there
[Chorus]
New spring in my step
New spring in my step
My eyes stay clear
I can see far ahead
New spring in my step
New spring in my step
Beyond that line
There’s more still left
[Bridge]
I been down, I been worn
Carried grit from dawn to dawn
But the soil kept saying
“Stay a while”
I let the world unclench
And I learned to smile
Not forced, not fake
Just wide and wild
[Chorus]
New spring in my step
New spring in my step
My eyes stay clear
I can see far ahead
New spring in my step
New spring in my step
Beyond that line
There’s more still left
[Outro]
Clear eyes
Open road
Home inside
Where the green things grow
New spring in my step
(yeah, new spring)
New spring in my step