[Instrumental] Soft classical guitar, brushed and slow A warm room hush, a window glow The willow outside moves like it knows How to keep a secret nobody shows [Verse 1] Morning leans in through the half-closed shade Coffee on the sill and your sweater laid By the back door where the cool air slips You stand by the tree with that quiet grin on your lips [Chorus] Willow, sway low over us Keep this moment gentle and soft With your hanging leaves and your patient hush You make the whole world feel less rough Willow, sway low over us [Verse 2] I trace the grain in the old porch rail You laugh like a song that doesn’t need sales The kettle hums, and the breeze comes through Everything slow, everything blue in the best kind of view [Chorus] Willow, sway low over us Keep this moment gentle and soft With your hanging leaves and your patient hush You make the whole world feel less rough Willow, sway low over us [Verse 3] Late afternoon turns gold on the bark Your hand in mine makes the smallest mark On an ordinary day with a kind, slow pace Even the shadows seem to settle in place [Bridge] Let the hours drift by the fence No rush, no reason, no defense Just the guitar, your breathing near And that willow bending, clear as clear [Verse 4] When the street gets loud and the phones won’t stop We can come back here, let it all drop Under those branches, the air feels clean Like a quiet room in a half-remembered dream [Chorus] Willow, sway low over us Keep this moment gentle and soft With your hanging leaves and your patient hush You make the whole world feel less rough Willow, sway low over us [Verse 5] Night comes slow with a silver edge Moonlight rests on the garden hedge You lean in close and I let it be Just this calm little world between the tree and me [Bridge] If tomorrow turns sharp or bright We’ll save this peace like a lamp in the night Fold it away where the soft things stay Under willow leaves, we’ll keep it that way [Ending] Willow, sway low over us Soft as a hand on the back of the dust Stay with the wind, stay with the room Stay with the quiet, stay with you [Instrumental] Guitar fades out, string by string Leaves in the dark still softly swing
