May It Change You

Take off your shoes Feet in the soil Watch how it holds You and the roots of the maple That's been here since it started Don't be afraid Your hands will get dirty But nothing was made Without the mess and the breaking And the courage it takes Whatever you find May it change you When I chose to leave I didn't know you I was just trying to leave a dead thing behind And you'll have to leave Though it might scare you But I'll be here tending to weeds To keep this alive I'll clear a place you can return to Some years ago The first snow was falling And I couldn't breathe The tears and the pain, it kept coming And your mama held me Here by your window We're singing for sparrows There is no end To how deep your love is for knowing And what a gift that you know me Whatever you learn May it change you It's a choice that you make The courage it takes Will repay you