Garden of Little Rose

[Verse 1] In the garden at the edge of sleep Tiny shoes by the crooked gate Petal prints in the evening dust Where you used to run so late There’s a ribbon tangled in the thorns Faded red from your summer games Every leaf still knows your laugh Every stone remembers your name [Chorus] Dream Little rose In the darkening air Someone once held you with gentle care All the colors you thought had gone Hide in your heart Humming on and on Dream Little rose Through the hush and the ache Love doesn’t wilt It only changes shape [Verse 2] On the windowsill A chipped glass jar Holds a stem that has lost its bloom Still the water glows like captured dawn Pouring light in the quiet room There’s a story pressed between those leaves Of small hands that were not afraid Planting hope in a patch of earth Making crowns from the flowers they made [Chorus] Dream Little rose In the darkening air Someone once held you with gentle care All the colors you thought had gone Hide in your heart Humming on and on Dream Little rose Through the hush and the ache Love doesn’t wilt It only changes shape [Bridge] If the shadows grow tall on the wall tonight (oh) Let them dance in the dress you wore Every tear is a soft Clear rain Helping old roots reach for more When the evening closes like a storybook And the last page starts to close You will find Where the daylight ends A child asleep in a bed of rose [Chorus] Dream Little rose In the darkening air Someone once held you with gentle care All the colors you thought had gone Glow through the cracks Quietly strong Dream Little rose Through the hush and the ache Love doesn’t wilt It only changes shape