Seed and Fruit

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I dug in the dirt with my bare hands Cold clay under my nails I set that small thing down And covered it like a prayer The rain came slow that week The sun kept doing its work And I learned to trust the ground Even when it looked like work [Pre-Chorus] You don't see roots in a day You don't rush what’s growing deep What you plant in the dark Has a time before you reap [Chorus] The day you plant the seed Is not the day you eat the fruit The day you plant the seed You just keep your hands to it Keep your hands to it (keep your hands to it) The day you plant the seed Is not the day you eat the fruit [Verse 2] I watched a little green break through Like hope on a stubborn hill It bent in the hard wind But it stood there growing still Some days I wanted quick Some days I wanted proof But slow work turns to living When you stay long enough to move [Pre-Chorus] You don't see roots in a day You don't rush what’s growing deep What you plant in the dark Has a time before you reap [Chorus] The day you plant the seed Is not the day you eat the fruit The day you plant the seed You just keep your hands to it Keep your hands to it (keep your hands to it) The day you plant the seed Is not the day you eat the fruit [Bridge] So let the seasons change Let the branches learn their name What feels so far away Can still be on its way One small act today Can outlive your doubt and proof A future full of sweet things Starts with one seed in the root [Final Chorus] The day you plant the seed Is not the day you eat the fruit The day you plant the seed You just keep your hands to it Keep your hands to it (keep your hands to it) The day you plant the seed Is not the day you eat the fruit