Garden Dreams

[Verse 1] I stepped through the gate of a memory today Where the moon hangs low in a lilac haze I saw Grandma’s hands in the glowing red dirt Planting the laughter and burying the hurt But the rows have grown crooked, the soil’s turned to gray Since I let the "somedays" wash the "now" away. [Chorus] Oh, the Garden of Dreams is a fragile terrain If you don't bring the sweat, it won't matter the rain The weeds are a-choking the fruit on the vine They grow in the shadows of a neglected mind You reap what you seed in the light of the sun But the garden is never truly done. [Verse 2] I saw a "fairy house" built of old, rusted tin Where the secrets of childhood are locked deep within But the briars are taller than the sunflowers now Tying tight knots 'round the blade of the plow For a weed is a hunger that never gets filled It’ll take every acre that you haven’t tilled. [Bridge] It’s a romance, it’s a ruin, it’s a walk through the past A harvest of shadows that wasn't built to last Unless you keep digging... keep pulling... keep trying. [Chorus] Oh, the Garden of Dreams is a fragile terrain If you don't bring the sweat, it won't matter the rain The weeds are a-choking the fruit on the vine They grow in the shadows of a neglected mind You reap what you seed in the light of the sun But the garden is never truly done. [Outro] Don't let the night flowers... Take over the yard... Keep watch on your garden, friend. It’s harder than it looks.