Tender Branch Lyrics - Buckingham Solo - Tift Merritt

Once I ran like the wildest horse 

I reached up high and I clinched my fist 

What happened then goes just like this, 

Oh the tender branch is gonna fall 

I was young and I thought it brave, 

Fighting to find the mystery's face 

You got to give it a gentler chase, 

Cause oh the tender branch is gonna fall 

Sometimes you fall up these stairs, but it's a long time 'fore you know 

No matter where my heart is now, there's a long, long way to go 

There is a church in St Sulpice 

I've seen the pilgrims come to pray 

I'm gonna lean in hard on that grace, 

Cause oh the tender branch is gonna fall