Leaves Don't Drop (They Just Let Go)

The truth I learned when I was eight
 My dad swam the length of Spirit Lake
 Yeah and it must have been a million miles
 This I knew was true
 My mother sang while hangin' clothes
 Her notes weren't perfect heaven knows
 Yeah but heaven opened anyway
 This I knew was true
 'Cause leaves don't drop they just let go
 And make a space for seeds to grow
 And every season brings a change
 A tree is what a seed contains
 To die and live is life's refrain
 I left her with some groceries
 Said check the oil and call me please
 And she said hey Ma I'll be just fine
 This I knew was true
 'Cause leaves don't drop they just let go
 And make a space for seeds to grow
 And every season brings a change
 A tree is what a seed contains
 To die and live is life's refrain
 I've traveled through my history
 From certainty to mystery
 God speaks in rhyme in paradox
 This I know is true
 And finally when my life is through
 And what I am not what I do
 'Cause it comes down to you and your next breath
 This I know is true
 'Cause leaves don't drop they just let go
 And make a space for seeds to grow
 And every season brings a change
 A tree is what a seed contains
 To die and live is life's refrain