Slow Surprise

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There is a way that subtle changes come to stay Barely noticed, hardly known One day you'll say, "My situation's locked away" But by tomorrow you're all alone It seems so sudden, but it's not, it's only grown From a seed that long ago was left forgotten in the snow And has a way with slow surprises all its own [Verse 2] It's hard to show, but like a boulder rollin' slow Or a rumble deep in the ground Things whisper low, and by the time I really know What's been movin', they've settled down Too late to see the way they're shiftin' round Too late to say, "There's bound to be another way" It's all been said and done without a sound [Verse 3] This comes to me, and now that I begin to see It's not dramatic, it's nothing grand I used to be half of the whole of you and me Now I'm the limit of all I am It seems so simple, nothin' much to understand You walked out and closed the door, said, "I don't live here anymore" And now nothing's hangin' heavy in my hands Now nothing's hangin' heavy in my hands In my hands, in my hands Oh, nothing's hangin' heavy in my hands [Outro] You're all alone You're all alone It's all been said and done without a sound