[Style: Warm acoustic guitar intro, steady melodic rolling fingerpicking] [Vocal: Rich alto-contralto, plain and unaffected delivery, comforting, clear diction, natural sweetness] [Verse 1] The redwoods throw their shadows down the valley to the creek The autumn air is cooling, but the wind has ceased to speak I watched a single yellow leaf come floating down the stream And it set my mind to wandering on an old and quiet dream Of the years we spent together in the cabin on the hill Before the world grew noisy and the nights became so still. [Chorus] [Vocal: Resonant, warm chest voice, earnest and direct, comforting wisdom] Oh, the seasons change without a sound, the green turns into gold And there's a certain comfort in the stories that unfold You can’t hold back the morning, you can’t outrun the day So just breathe the air and listen, for the river knows the way. [Verse 2] [Vocal: Steady, calm, gentle vibrato] I took a walk through town today, the streets were strange and new But the coastal fog was rolling in, the same as it used to do And I saw the old man at the mill, he asked me how I’d been I smiled and said the garden's down, the winter’s moving in He nodded with a knowing look that only elders share That life is just a tapestry of what we have to bear. [Chorus] [Vocal: Rich alto-contralto, earnest and direct] Oh, the seasons change without a sound, the green turns into gold And there's a certain comfort in the stories that unfold You can’t hold back the morning, you can’t outrun the day So just breathe the air and listen, for the river knows the way. [Bridge] [Style: Fluid, melodic acoustic guitar interlude, flatpicking accents] [Vocal: Conversational, steady, deeply honest] It takes a long, long time to learn to let a good thing go To find the peace in empty space beneath the winter snow But the earth is always waking up, a seed beneath the clay And love is never wasted when it's given anyway. [Guitar Solo: Beautiful, smooth acoustic flatpicking solo, echoing the melody] [Verse 3] [Vocal: Soft, peaceful, clear and reassuring] So I’ll head on back before the dark and light the kitchen stove And thank the stars above me for the simple things I love The smell of cedar burning and a cup of clover tea And the quiet understanding of the person I should be. [Chorus] [Vocal: Resonant, warm chest voice, full and steady] Oh, the seasons change without a sound, the green turns into gold And there's a certain comfort in the stories that unfold You can’t hold back the morning, you can’t outrun the day So just breathe the air and listen, for the river knows the way. [Outro] [Vocal: Soft, calm, fading out with gentle guitar] Yeah, just breathe the air and listen... The river knows the way. [Solo: Rolling acoustic guitar outro fading out naturally into the quiet] [End]
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