Rings of care

I've watched the frost stitch silver lace
Seen newborn mornings find their face
Lovers carve their fleeting vows
Smoke drift thin from distant house
Generations flare and fade
Firefly bright
Then unmade

I've walked these hills with hurried feet
Chasing clocks and concrete streets
Built my towers toward the blue
Forgot the soil that held me true
I thought the sky was mine to claim
Never learned your patient name


All your human worries seem so small
You could come and rest beside me after all



I was here when your granddad met your gran
I was here when they put a ring on her hand
Here when they put you in your mother's arms
Now
Child
You want to cut me down?
Do you think you'll care when I'm not around?

I know the joy of seeds that start
And branches blown from storms apart
Heard the thunder shake the ground
Felt the rot and smelled the sound
What we make is temporary
You and I
We're only very


I see the sunlight catch your crown
Where once I only saw the ground
When the city seems to tire
You make me strong and take me higher
What we make is temporary
You and I
We're only very

Blues, soul, choir.