Plant A Forest

She comes from a town deep in the trees

But lives in the city in a walkup with me

We wake in the gray but she dreams in deep green

So she asks for a garden and hands me a seed

I’ll plant a forest for you

Tend to the branches and roots

I’ll plant a forest for you

I’ll do anything to grow with you

I start with the flowers right by your head

Then maidenhair ferns that I place round the bed

An orchid that grows by the laundry machine

Then lupines that cover our pillows and sheets

I’ll plant a forest for you

Tend to the branches and roots

I’ll plant a forest for you

I’ll do anything to grow with you

I’ll plant a forest for you

The evergreens fill up our room

I’ll plant a forest for you

Give up everything to grow with you

Oh, we’ll pass the time

Growing like moss on a northern pine

Oh, with your hand in mine

Gripping me tight in the evening light

Oh, if you stay with me

We’ll grow with the trees and have all we need

Oh, verdant and green

Because every forest begins with a seed

I’ll plant a forest for you

Tend to the branches and the roots

I’ll plant a forest for you

I’ll do anything to grow with you