(Verse 1) The morning sun is filtering through canopies of green A quiet patch of paradise amid the great machine The rowboats on the glassy lake are tied up to the dock A sanctuary hidden from the ticking of the clock An old man scatters breadcrumbs as the pigeons circle low While the early risers lace their shoes and stretch before they go (Chorus) In the park, the world is breathing, the grass is growing tall There’s a shelter from the hurry for the big and for the small Underneath the willow branches, where the afternoon is sweet We can find a little playground right across the busy street Just a breath of open country in the middle of the dark Yeah, the heart is beating softer in the park (Verse 2) The fountains toss their diamonds up into the summer air And lovers carve their wishes on a wooden bench somewhere A canopy of maple leaves keeps out the heavy rain A melody of laughter washing over all the pain The dogs are chasing frisbees o'er the rolling clover hill And for a single moment, all the world is standing still (Chorus) In the park, the world is breathing, the grass is growing tall There’s a shelter from the hurry for the big and for the small Underneath the willow branches, where the afternoon is sweet We can find a little playground right across the busy street Just a breath of open country in the middle of the dark Yeah, the heart is beating softer in the park (Bridge) The bicycle bells are ringing down the winding asphalt path And children splash around the pond with joyful, muddy wrath Here the soil remembers what the city has forgot That everything is beautiful inside this little plot A patch of sky, a place to lie, and let the clouds go by (Acoustic Guitar and Violin Build) (Chorus) In the park, the world is breathing, the grass is growing tall There’s a shelter from the hurry for the big and for the small Underneath the willow branches, where the afternoon is sweet We can find a little playground right across the busy street Just a breath of open country in the middle of the dark Yeah, the heart is beating softer in the park
