[Verse 1] You asked me where the years went I pointed to the jar Three bent stems from Sunday And the dirt still on the car I used to name the gardens I was too afraid to try Now your kitchen smells like rain And one small borrowed July [Pre-Chorus] All those roads I never took Can keep their perfect view I have soil beneath my nails And a vase beside you [Chorus] Don’t count the unpicked roses Count the ones we carried home Every thorn and every petal Every place we chose to grow Don’t count the doors left open Or the fields we never roamed I brought you flowers from the corner store And you made them feel like home [Verse 2] The red ones leaned by Monday The white ones held their shape You put the last one in a glass Beside the breakfast plate I still wonder who I’d be If I’d said yes back then Then you laugh and touch my sleeve And I’m here again [Pre-Chorus] All those lives I didn’t live Can blur into the blue There’s a small and stubborn garden Growing here with you [Chorus] Don’t count the unpicked roses Count the ones we carried home Every thorn and every petal Every place we chose to grow Don’t count the doors left open Or the fields we never roamed I brought you flowers from the corner store And you made them feel like home [Bridge] Maybe some roads would’ve held me Maybe some would’ve let me go But your hand around the paper Is the only map I know Let the lost years keep their gardens Let their blossoms stay unknown I can love the life I’m living I can love the seeds we’ve sown [Final Chorus] Don’t count the unpicked roses Count the ones we carried home Every thorn and every petal Every place we chose to grow Don’t count the doors left open Or the fields we never roamed I brought you flowers from the corner store And you made them feel like home [Outro] You made them feel like home The flowers we brought home
