Gently Now

And you hear the neighbors move in the next room
And you tick the clock out, fingernails on spruce
Could you let it be?
Could you let it free?
Gently now

And you count the thin new lines and the sky tears
I know you always said you hate this time of year
But it's all part of it
You'll make sense of it
Gently now

Mark off your calendar
And let the doctors calm you down
Soft coat of lavender
The early morning heron sounds
Gently now

And you give your body hell
You were taught to
Work it with a pen knife
Let the knot undo this big bad memory
So much more to see
Gently now

What would you say to her?
Let it linger in the mind
Hurt grips the banister
You'll overcome it, give it time
Gently now

In the air, an unstruck cord near see-through
Play it on your six-string and let it work you loose
I'll be here and there
Find me anywhere
Gently now