Dear Magnolia Lyrics - Singles - Mark Erelli

(Chris Moore & John McGann) 

Dear Magnolia, I lend you my ear 

Whisper your stories and secrets hidden here 

Of a South that rose, of a South that fell 

Your days of glory, your days of hell 

We'll weep together, praise to the Lord 

Raise up our voices and lay down our swords 

To the souls we've lost, to the souls we've found 

Though they never stop asking us 

Did you really have to take us down 

CHORUS 

Heavy-headed blossoms 

Fragrant as they fall 

I have wandered through the door 

Of everything you stand for 

Heavy-headed blossoms 

Gracefully reveal 

That which I had always felt was missing 

Like the rolling dreams of a wagonless wheel 

Your sweet survival has given rise 

Unto your wisdom and yet you realize 

Though your arms are long, and your reach is wide 

Within your deepest scars 

There are some snakes still hiding 

So Dear Magnolia, I pledge my return 

To the hills between us on which fires still burn 

There we'll stand our ground 'til the moon above 

Comes shining through the smoke 

In the name of love