Tender Branch by Tift Merritt Lyrics

Once I ran like the wildest horse
I reached up high and I clinched my fist
What happened then goes just like this
Oh the tender branch is gonna fall

I was young and I thought it brave
Fighting to find the mystery’s face
You got to give it a gentler chase
Cause oh the tender branch is gonna fall

Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
Sometimes you fall up these stairs, but it’s a long time ‘fore you know
No matter where my heart is now, there’s a long, long way to go

Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
Sometimes you fall up these stairs, but it’s a long time ‘fore you know
No matter where my heart is now, there’s a long, long way to go

There is a church in St Sulpice
I’ve seen the pilgrims come to pray
I’m gonna lean in hard on that grace
Because oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall