Fog Winter Balsam Jade

I will not despair this time of year

When all the lights are shining

And the bells are ringing high and clear

Oh, you can't say I'm not trying

And I go out in the afternoon

And I'm burying a secret

That grew inside me like a moon

Till I could no longer keep it

You might say something's missing

You were mist in morning light

How could I have missed this?

Mmm, I want you by my side

And nobody made me promises

And no one offered me protection

And still, I thought in my green heart

That I could be the exception

You might say something's missing

You were mist in morning light

How could I have missed this?

Mmm, I want you by my side

Watching the sun set at 4 p.m.

Holding the shape of another hand

You might say something's missing

So I put my hands into the earth

And I thank you, you were my first

You made me a mother

You made me a mother

And now every July will never feel the same

And cutting an apple and hearing your name

And watching the heron take flight in the rain

And fog and winter and balsam and jade

Fog, winter, balsam, jade