the Ornamental Plum (Live) Lyrics

The tall purple beauty

That lived in the yard

Got sick

And was starting to die

And in a brave act of

Sheer desperation

And programming

Built to survive

Well

The tree bore the fruit

That would fall to the ground

And the seeds that would settle below

They gave hope to the tree

(And to you, and to me)

That the tree

Could continue to grow

Oh

Life leads to more life

Love leads to more love

Hope leads to more hope

The road leads to you!

The road may be winding

The way never certain

But I trust in the journey

For the journey is you!

Now

The tree was a plum of

The ornamental variety

And inside of me

I felt

A deep understanding

Of the tree's situation

(And these awful thoughts

In my head)

For I knew

I was the tree

And the tree

She was me!

And we do what we will to survive

And though I was a child

When I tasted

The fruit of the plum

I was grateful for life

Oh

Life leads to more life

Love leads to more love

Hope leads to more hope

The road leads to you!

The road may be winding

The way never certain

But I trust in the journey

For the journey is you!

Life leads to more life

Love leads to more love

Hope leads to more hope

The road leads to you!

The road may be winding

The weather uncertain

But I trust in the journey

For the journey is you!

I trust in the journey

The journey is you!

I trust in the journey

The journey is you!

I trust in the journey

For it must lead to you