In the Orchard

Under evening stars, I walk

The smell of cool, damp earth beneath my feet

On a summer night

In the orchard

My car is parked down, side of the road

Over the mountains, a red moon glows

Soon the summer will be over

In the orchard

I've been to this place so many times

Down roads and rows of dreams in my mind

I'm walking through the trees

In the orchard

Still I see it when I close my eyes

When sleep's about to come after a restless night

I go there in my dreams

Back to the orchard

The seasons of my life, I watch them pass

The blossoms of spring fall

Leaving only winter's naked branch

I remember you and me

In the orchard

As the days of youth slip farther from my grasp

Still it haunts me like a song I can't forget

And now frost covers the ground

In the orchard

And when the spark of life is almost gone

The seasons slow, then stop and I'll see spring no more

It calls me into forever

In the orchard

The seasons of my life, I watch them pass

The blossoms of spring fall

Leaving only winter's naked branch

Into forever...

In the orchard