The Dandelion Diplomat

[Intro]
[Verse]
The sun hits the marsh where the bullfrogs all sing
I’m counting the gold that the summer will bring
The neighbors are locked in their silent old wars
But I’ve got the key to their heavy oak doors
I walk through the clover with jars in my hand
The smallest ambassador found in the land
[Pre-Chorus]
The bitter green leaves and the yellow-bright glow
Are teaching the people the way they should go
I’m trading a bottle for mending a wall
And watching the pride of the bitter ones fall
[Chorus]
It’s dandelion honey for mending the wire
A jar for the spark of a dampened-down fire
A trade for a favor, a nod for a grin
That’s how the kindness comes bubbling in
It doesn't take much for the spirit to heal
When gold is the color of every small deal
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the gold in the glass
As the long shadows pass
It’s the wealth of the grass
For the lad and the lass
[Verse]
Young Sarah was packing her bags by the creek
With tears on her chin and a flush on her cheek
I traded a comb and a jar for her stay
She went back to her mother by the end of the day
The fence in the garden was broken in two
Between the old red and the house painted blue
I left a small jar with a sprig of the green
Now they’re sharing the tools and the spaces between
[Pre-Chorus]
The bitter green leaves and the yellow-bright glow
Are teaching the people the way they should go
I’m trading a bottle for mending a wall
And watching the pride of the bitter ones fall
[Chorus]
It’s dandelion honey for mending the wire
A jar for the spark of a dampened-down fire
A trade for a favor, a nod for a grin
That’s how the kindness comes bubbling in
It doesn't take much for the spirit to heal
When gold is the color of every small deal
[Bridge]
There's magic in weeds that the people despise
A shimmering truth in the low-growing prize
We’re weaving a blanket of honey and light
To keep out the chill of a long-standing spite
It’s more than a nectar, it’s more than a seed
It’s exactly the mercy the grumpy ones need
[Verse]
The fisherman sits where the tide meets the sand
With silver-gray hair and a hook for a hand
He tells me of whales in the great salty deep
While the rest of the valley is falling asleep
He trades me a shell for a taste of the field
And that is the harvest the dandelions yield
I walk back to home as the evening turns blue
With a heart that is heavy and honest and true
[Chorus]
It’s dandelion honey for mending the wire
A jar for the spark of a dampened-down fire
A trade for a favor, a nod for a grin
That’s how the kindness comes bubbling in
It doesn't take much for the spirit to heal
When gold is the color of every small deal
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the gold in the glass
As the long shadows pass
It’s the wealth of the grass
For the lad and the lass
[Outro]