A Seed (feat. Billy Dean) [Live / From Season 5]

For centuries kids have cooled off in my shade and climbed my limbs

I've been a home to bluebirds, I protect them from the wind

And if you want the world to see your heart, carve it into me

But in the hands of a carpenter, I am so much more

I frame the memories on your wall, I swing on your front porch

And there's that table built with love, I bring together families

So don't tell me that you're too small to do amazing things

'Cause I was just a seed

I sang the chords to Ring of Fire when Johnny strummed my strings

And Babe Ruth held me in his hands and he took those mighty swings

And how those Wright brothers got me in the air is anybody's guess

I sailed Columbus over wild uncharted seas

Who'd have thought they'd nickname Andrew Jackson after me?

And on wagon wheels, I carried pioneers across the west

So don't tell me that you're too small to do amazing things

'Cause I was just a seed

I'm proud to hold you as you rock your little ones to sleep

And to be that cross around your neck, to show what you believe

They drape a flag upon me when a soldier's laid to rest

So you can cut me down, take my life, it's when I'm at my best

So don't tell me that you're too small to do amazing things

A little grain of faith is all you need

And if I've helped you see all you can be

Then I was just a seed

I'm just a seed