Once I ran like the wildest horse
I reached up high and I clenched my fist
What happened then goes just likes 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 before 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 before 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
Because oh the tender branch is gonna fall
Oh the tender branch is gonna fall
Oh the tender branch is gonna fall