Tender Branch - Tift Merritt

Once I ran like the wildest horse

I reached up high and I clinched my fist

What happened then goes just like this

Oh the tender branch is gonna fall

I was young and I thought it brave

Fighting to find the mystery’s face

You got to give it a gentler chase

Cause oh the tender branch is gonna fall

Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall

Sometimes you fall up these stairs, but it’s a long time ‘fore you know

No matter where my heart is now, there’s a long, long way to go

Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall

Sometimes you fall up these stairs, but it’s a long time ‘fore you know

No matter where my heart is now, there’s a long, long way to go

There is a church in St Sulpice

I’ve seen the pilgrims come to pray

I’m gonna lean in hard on that grace

Because oh, the tender branch is gonna fall

Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall

Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall