Once I ran like the wildest horse
I reached up high and I clinched my fist
What happened then goes just like this

Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall

I was young and I thought it brave

Fighting to find the mystery?s face
You got to give it a gentler chase
'Cause oh, the tender branch is gonna fall

Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall

Sometimes you fall up these stairs

It?s a long time ?fore you know
No matter where my heart is now
There?s a long, long way to go


Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall


Sometimes you fall up these stairs
It?s a long time ?fore you know
No matter where my heart is now

There?s a long, long way to go

There is a church in St. Sulpice

I?ve seen the pilgrims come to pray
Gonna lean in hard on that grace
'Cause oh, the tender branch is gonna fall

Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall