The Time for Flowers

I went walking down the road With a heavy heart and miles left to go When I came upon a woman in a field on her knees Singing ancient songs and sowing wildflower seeds Tell me what's the point in planting pretty things In these days of darkness and disease The world is burning, have you not heard She smiled and said Honey, I've lived long enough to learn The time for flowers will come again Maybe in one year, maybe in ten There are days despair will win But the time for flowers will come again I have witnessed funerals and wars Worried mothers, empty shelves, and empty stores The storms will rage and the winds will blow You are gonna find out that you're stronger than you know And the time for flowers will come again Maybe in one year, maybe in ten There are days despair will win But the time for flowers will come again And when I woke up this morning Something deep had shifted The sun was coming out and the clouds had finally lifted It's time to fix what's broken All the willing and the able And when our honest work is done We'll gather at this table We'll hold each other's babies And pour each other's wine And promise to remember that your fate's bound up in mine The skies are clear now The moon is new Let's raise a glass, my friends We made it through And the time for flowers has come again I know it seems the world will end There were days despair did win But the time for flowers has come again The time for flowers has come again