The truth I learned when I was eight My dad swam the length of Spirit Lake Yeah and it must have been a million miles This I knew was true My mother sang while hangin' clothes Her notes weren't perfect heaven knows Yeah but heaven opened anyway This I knew was true 'Cause leaves don't drop they just let go And make a space for seeds to grow And every season brings a change A tree is what a seed contains To die and live is life's refrain I left her with some groceries Said check the oil and call me please And she said hey Ma I'll be just fine This I knew was true 'Cause leaves don't drop they just let go And make a space for seeds to grow And every season brings a change A tree is what a seed contains To die and live is life's refrain I've traveled through my history From certainty to mystery God speaks in rhyme in paradox This I know is true And finally when my life is through And what I am not what I do 'Cause it comes down to you and your next breath This I know is true 'Cause leaves don't drop they just let go And make a space for seeds to grow And every season brings a change A tree is what a seed contains To die and live is life's refrain