The Path Is All Around You

[Instrumental Intro: Bright, fingerpicked acoustic guitar riff, joined by a warm bass line and gentle brushed drums.] [Verse 1] The morning light on a dusty pane, a whisper in the oak A map of lines on this weathered hand from all the roads I've broke I carried doubts like a heavy chain, I wore a worried frown I looked for answers in the pouring rain and in every crowded town. [Verse 2] I built up walls from the things they said, I believed I'd never win I laid my deepest dreams to rest, and buried them within I thought that strength was a stone-cold heart, unfeeling and alone A finished puzzle, a work of art, on a solitary throne. [Chorus] But it's there in the turning of the season It's there in the soil and the stone A quiet, steady, and loving reason You never have to walk alone. For the path is all around you, Let your weary heart be bound to the solid ground you've found. [Verse 3] I met a stranger on a mountain pass, he shared his fire and his bread He spoke of how the tallest grass will bend but is not dead He said the world isn't meant to be a battle you must win But a gentle dance, a melody, that you must learn to step within. [Verse 4] I felt the ice in my chest then crack, with a simple, warming sound I finally found the courage to turn and look at what I'd found It wasn't glory, it wasn't gold, or a secret I'd been told Just a steady hand for my hand to hold, a story to be bold. [Chorus] And it's there in the turning of the season It's there in the soil and the stone A quiet, steady, and loving reason You never have to walk alone. For the path is all around you, Let your weary heart be bound to the solid ground you've found. [Bridge] It isn't in the fortune, it isn't in the fame It's in the call of the wild bird that knows you by your name It's in the hand of a fellow traveller, helping you to stand It's the simple, slow and certain beat of the heart of this good land. [Final Chorus - Full Harmony] And it's there in the turning of the season! (Turning of the season) It's there in the soil and the stone! (Soil and the stone) A quiet, steady, and loving reason! (Loving reason) You never have to walk alone! (Never walk alone!) For the path is all around you, (All around you) Let your weary heart be bound to the solid ground you've found! [Outro] Yes, the path is all around you now... (Guitar and harmonica slowly fade) Let your feet fall soft... You are home.