歌词
[Intro] [Verse] October sun is sinking low Golden light begins to go Grandpa’s box is heavy steel Cold against the way I feel Latch is stuck with years of grit Takes a pull to open it [Verse] Wrench is worn and pliers bent Wonder where the decades went Found a photo tucked away Edges curled and turning gray She was smiling by the creek Before the world turned bleak [Pre-Chorus] The steel is cold The story’s old A heavy price for land to hold [Chorus] Apples fall like heavy tears Bruised by all these passing years I chose soil, I chose the tree But the roots are choking me Ghost is in every bough I’m the only keeper now [Post-Chorus] Only keeper now Under the heavy bough [Verse] Grandpa said the land is life Better than a city wife So I stayed and pruned the rows While the bitter north wind blows Twenty years have slipped away In the dust and red clay [Hook] It’s a long way down In this quiet town [Chorus] Apples fall like heavy tears Bruised by all these passing years I chose soil, I chose the tree But the roots are choking me Ghost is in every bough I’m the only keeper now [Bridge] I remember how she looked By the path the river took Suitcase sitting on the porch While I lit the orchard torch She said stay or come along Now I’m singing this old song [Break] [Verse] Shadows stretch across the grass Watching all the seasons pass I hold the hammer in my hand Lord, I never really planned To be an old man all alone Sitting on a kingdom of stone [Verse] The wind is picking up its pace I can almost see her face Should I pick up that old phone? Or just stay here all alone? The orchard waits for winter’s sleep Some secrets are for earth to keep [Chorus] Apples fall like heavy tears Bruised by all these passing years I chose soil, I chose the tree But the roots are choking me Ghost is in every bough I’m the only keeper now [Verse] I put the tools back in their place Trying to find a little grace The toolbox lid is heavy lead Thinking ‘bout the words unsaid I look out at the empty row Not sure where I’m meant to go [Outro]
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