Turn Your Face Toward the

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left a paper cup beside the garden gate With soil on your sleeve and a bus to catch at eight I held the little packet you forgot to take And wrote your name across it with a borrowed pencil [Pre-Chorus] Through April's cold and the stubborn clay I gave it water every day [Chorus] Turn your face toward the morning, darling Let the heavy weather pass You were made for reaching higher Not for living in the past When the ground feels hard beneath you I'll be there to hold you steady Turn your face toward the morning, darling Take the light that's waiting ready [Verse 2] By June the fence was leaning, but the stem stood tall Yellow petals opened wider than the kitchen wall You came back on a Sunday with your old red scarf And laughed because the tallest one was taller than us both [Pre-Chorus] You said, “I thought I missed my chance” I said, “Look close—you're here at last” [Chorus] Turn your face toward the morning, darling Let the heavy weather pass You were made for reaching higher Not for living in the past When the ground feels hard beneath you I'll be there to hold you steady Turn your face toward the morning, darling Take the light that's waiting ready [Bridge] Some days bend us low Some seeds take years to show But every root remembers Which way the warm wind blows [Final Chorus] Turn your face toward the morning, darling Let the heavy weather pass You were made for reaching higher Not for living in the past When the ground feels hard beneath you I'll be there to hold you steady Turn your face toward the morning, darling Take the light that's waiting ready [Outro] Turn your face toward the morning I'll be there when you are ready