The Sapling - David Gray

Gonna lay down in the grass

And watch that acorn split in two, slowly take root

While the clock upon the wall makes idle boasts

And my mind’s out cruising silent coasts

Though the ghosts of better days might twist my eyes

Gonna stand my ground, watch that sapling rise

Just as long as I’ve the strength, well, I’ll raise that flag

Like a wisp of cloud from a mountain crag

Now this is awkward

I kept it bottled up too long

Years like tiny drops of rain on a glassy lake

Leaving naught but circles in their wake

Though we barely comprehend what the question is

Only know for certain, the answer’s yes

Now this is awkward

Really don’t know where to begin

I kept it bottled up too long

(I know that feeling too, yeah)

Don’t ask me where the time has gone

(I know that feeling too, yeah)

Days I can’t tell no right from wrong

(I know that feeling too, yeah)

I kept it bottled up too long

(Know that feeling, know that feeling)

Tell me about it, tell me about it, tell me about it

(Like sunlight breaking through, yeah)

Tell me about it, tell me about it, tell me about it

(I know that feeling too)

Gonna lay down in the grass

And watch that acorn split in two, slowly take root

(Take root)