[Verse 1] You planted your laugh in the late thaw mud I kept the gate while the cold held on One branch gave fruit in the middle of frost One held its breath with the green still gone [Pre-Chorus] I used to call it leaving When a root went deep and quiet Now I know the earth is working Even when I cannot find it [Chorus] You bloom when you bloom, I’ll wait by the rows Some hearts take the rain, some need the snow No clock for the garden, no debt to repay I love you in winter, I love you in May Different seasons, one ground beneath us Different seasons, still reaching through dust [Verse 2] You came back laughing with pears in your coat She sent one green leaf through a crack in the stone I learned not to tug at the sleeping vine Or measure your spring by the spring of my own [Pre-Chorus] I used to call it leaving When a root went deep and quiet Now I know the earth is working Even when I cannot find it [Chorus] You bloom when you bloom, I’ll wait by the rows Some hearts take the rain, some need the snow No clock for the garden, no debt to repay I love you in winter, I love you in May Different seasons, one ground beneath us Different seasons, still reaching through dust [Bridge] If your branches are bare, you can rest here If your petals fall, I’ll keep the place Nothing living owes me a timetable Nothing true arrives at the same pace [Final Chorus] You bloom when you bloom, I’ll wait by the rows Some hearts take the rain, some need the snow No clock for the garden, no debt to repay I love you in winter, I love you in May Different seasons, one ground beneath us Different seasons, still reaching through dust [Outro] I’ll leave the gate unlatched Till your season comes
