[Intro - soft acoustic guitar, warm keys, gentle beat] I watched a leaf fall this morning Didn't make a sound Didn't ask the tree to hold it Just floated to the ground And I thought... Maybe there's something to that. [Verse 1] I've spent too many days Trying to make some moments stay Holding doors already closing Standing in my own way Some things aren't meant forever That doesn't make them wrong Sometimes what was beautiful Is beautiful because it's gone [Pre-Chorus] The trees don't call it failure When their colors start to end They know another season Will come around again [Chorus] Leaves don't fight the wind They just let go Trusting there's a place For wherever they may go Maybe I don't need the answers Maybe I don't need to know when I can loosen up my grip 'Cause leaves don't fight the wind [Verse 2] I've carried old conversations Long after words were through Kept yesterday beside me Like that's what I had to do But letting go ain't forgetting And moving on ain't goodbye You can treasure where you've been Without refusing where you're going in life [Chorus] Leaves don't fight the wind They just let go Trusting there's a place For wherever they may go Maybe I don't need the answers Maybe I don't need to know when I can loosen up my grip 'Cause leaves don't fight the wind [Bridge - drums fade, intimate vocal] So here's to what I can't control Here's to what I've learned Here's to every bridge I've crossed And every page I've turned God, give me enough faith When I can't see around the bend To remember... Leaves don't fight the wind [Final Chorus - full band and gospel harmonies] Leaves don't fight the wind They just let go And somehow every ending Makes a little room to grow I don't have to fear tomorrow Just because I don't know when Something beautiful will find me When I trust the wind again [Outro - acoustic guitar and rustling leaves] Hold what matters. Love what was. And when it's time... Let it go.
