Loveliest of Trees

[Intro] Loveliest of trees, the spring is white, A blossom road in morning light. [Verse 1] The cherry wears her April snow, Along the woodland path below. And I, with twenty years behind, Still chase the flowers of the mind. [Pre-Chorus] Time is a road that will not wait, A golden door, an early gate. So while the living branches gleam, I walk inside the dream. [Chorus] Loveliest of trees, bloom for me, White as the moon, bright as the sea. If years are few and roads are long, Let spring become my song. Loveliest of trees, tender and fair, Teach my heart to spend its care. Before the petals drift and cease, Let me walk beneath your peace. [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 2] Fifty springs may yet be mine, Or fewer cups of April wine. But every blossom says today Is not a thing to throw away. [Bridge] I will not wait for age to know The fire hidden in the snow. I will not save my heart too late, While beauty waits beside the gate. [Chorus] Loveliest of trees, bloom for me, White as the moon, bright as the sea. If years are few and roads are long, Let spring become my song. Loveliest of trees, tender and fair, Teach my heart to spend its care. Before the petals drift and cease, Let me walk beneath your peace. [Outro] Loveliest of trees, the spring is white, Keep one blossom in my night.