Story Behind The Song
I enjoy gardening and, while standing on the patio near my garden one day, this chorus just came to me. It has been very well received by audiences and people have found it to be a meaningful song.
Song Description
Song compares gardening and sowing seeds to how attention and encouragement towards others makes people thrive.
| Song Length |
3:34 |
Genre |
Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Affable, Content |
Subject |
Sorrow, Vegetables |
| Similar Artists |
John Denver, James Taylor |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
The Giving Life
I planted a seed in the hot, black earth
In a four by four bed of dirt
I stood and I watched in the morning dew
As it sprouted and sparkled and grew
It’s the giving life that has a way
Of giving back to you every day
I planted a seed in a wild, young mind
I was unaware at the time
I stood and I watched as the young mind grew
And it sprouted and sparkled and flew
It’s the giving life that has a way
Of giving back to you every day
The sun is in the sky and I can find my way back home
I planted a seed in the winds of time
Just another day in my life
I watched as the sky went from clouds to blue
And my shadow returned good as new
It’s the giving life that has a way
Of giving back to you every day
The sun is in the sky and I have finally made it home
I planted a seed in the hot, black earth
In a four by four bed of dirt
I stood and I watched in the morning dew
As it sprouted and sparkled and grew
It’s the giving life that has a way
Of giving back to you every day
©2000 Greg Winkler