When the sails of your tall ship
match the stillness of the water
from the petals of your small lips
falls the flower of our daughter
and you smile the whole way back
and you smile the whole way back
When the bugs in the tall grass
fan your face in the hot sun
you will walk down the rock path
touching moss with your thumb
and you smile the whole way back
and you smile the whole way back
and you smile the whole way back
and you smile the whole way back
When the crackle of an old creek
takes you back to our backyard
cutting ribbons from your daydreams
bowing presents from your scars
and you smile the whole way back
and you smile the whole way back
and you smile the whole way back
and you smile the whole way back
When that sunset through the oak tree
paints a leopard on the vast earth
you will wander in your bare feet
to this old heart murmur

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