Rest Between The Pines

(album: Hours Before Morning - 2022)

Today's news as bad as yesterday's
The sun's too close and I can't sleep
Tomorrow's pulling at my heart
Neighbors yelling on the street
I can't keep fighting the questions
Hopeless thoughts in summer heat
Are we making any progress?
Will we give each other peace?

And I walk there in my mind
North to the timber line
And rest between the pines
Soaking in the quiet
Evergreens that never die
And everyone's all right
Where it's Christmas all the time

Hmm

If I could live another day
I'd choose the day the farm pipes froze
We all hauled fresh water down
By dark we couldn't feel our toes
Came home, made a fire and set the table
We put on our softest clothes
The tired joy of doing good work
Is the greatest kind I've ever known

And I walk there in my mind
North to the timber line
And rest between the pines
Soaking in the quiet
Evergreens that never die
And everyone's all right

Close your eyes, hear choirs sing, and remember
The starry night, the cheer it brings in mid December

And I walk there in my mind
North to the timber line
And rest between the pines
Soaking in the quiet
Evergreens that never die
And everyone's all right
Darkest days bring on the light
And we will be all right
Where it's Christmas all the time

Hmm