Juliette Commagere Plantsong lyrics

yesterday
lying there by the back road
in a box
a little seedling tried to grow
drying out in the cold but holding on
i took her home where it's safe from the winter sun

but in the springtime
blossoms all around
i'll take what was once mine
and put her in the ground

how it would feel
to spread your roots out
to grab the earth
to be in the ground

and when it rains
in the soil she'll unfold

branches high
poised and regal in the sky
birds will come
build a home for their little ones
when i'm old
in her shade i'll rest my bones

in the springtime
blossoms all around
i'll take this little life
and put it in the ground

how it would feel
to spread your roots out
to grab the earth
to be in the ground