No Two Loves Fall The Same

[INTRO — Delicate piano, gentle sleigh bells, soft acoustic guitar in a lilting 6/8 rhythm. Warm mature female alto.] I used to watch the snow come down And wonder how it knew To make a million different things From something clear and blue. [VERSE 1 — Intimate country-soul storytelling] My first love came like December wind, All restless hands and racing hearts. We thought forever was a promise That couldn’t ever come apart. Then came a love that learned my habits, Knew the words before I’d speak. The kind that stayed through ordinary Tuesdays And held me when I couldn’t sleep. And somewhere in between those years, I learned what I could never see: That love can change its shape a thousand times And still be love to me. [PRE-CHORUS — Pedal steel and soft strings enter] I held a snowflake in my palm, Watched its edges disappear. And thought about the ones I’ve loved Who aren’t beside me here. [CHORUS — Sweeping, memorable Christmas melody, warm female harmonies] No two loves fall the same, No two hearts leave the same impression. Some arrive like winter storms, Some come down like quiet blessings. Every crystal has its pattern, Every heart its own refrain. And though they all come from the heavens, No two loves fall the same. Oh, no two loves fall the same. [VERSE 2 — Gentle rhythmic lift, piano and brushed drums] A mother’s love comes without warning, In a hospital room at dawn. One minute you’re somebody’s daughter, The next you’re somebody’s home. And children grow like winter branches, Reaching farther toward the sky. You learn that loving sometimes means You have to let them fly. Then someone new walks through your doorway, A little nervous, standing there. And somehow love makes room for one more Like that place was always there. [PRE-CHORUS — Warm organ enters] Some love finds you in the beginning, Some arrives when years have passed. And some you never saw approaching Turns out to be the kind that lasts. [CHORUS — Fuller country-soul, gentle gospel harmonies] No two loves fall the same, No two hearts leave the same impression. Some arrive like winter storms, Some come down like quiet blessings. Every crystal has its pattern, Every heart its own refrain. And though they all come from the heavens, No two loves fall the same. [BRIDGE — Music strips to piano, intimate and emotionally vulnerable] I used to think that loving someone Meant the feeling had to stay Exactly as it was the moment When they first took my breath away. But snow can settle into rivers, Rivers find their way to sea. And what was once a falling snowflake Becomes a part of everything. So I won’t ask the years to give me What they gave me long ago. I’ll love the people standing with me And the ones I had to let go. [FINAL CHORUS — Emotional crescendo, rich gospel-soul harmonies, strings] No two loves fall the same, No two hearts leave the same impression. Some are brief as Christmas morning, Some become a life’s direction. Every crystal has its pattern, Every heart its own refrain. And even when the seasons change us, Love is never quite the same. No two loves fall the same. [OUTRO — Piano, acoustic guitar, delicate sleigh bells] And when the snow begins to settle, I don’t count the ones that came. I just thank the sky for every one… ’Cause no two loves fall the same. [END — Soft piano resolution, single distant sleigh bell.]