Greenthumb

from The Greenthumb EP by Brett Winterford

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"This song is about spending your time obsessing about taking care of plants in your inner-city warehouse, wondering if perhaps you are compensating for something..."

-- Brett Winterford

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Never thought I'd be one
Twenty-eight years old and a green thumb
Never thought I'd be patient enough

Bet you never thought I'd be one
For so long been caught up with my own growth
This bachelor pad is fast getting stacked with frangipanis and geraniums

There must be some instinct strong I've been neglecting long

I struggle as is to take care of me, but not comes between me and a flowering tree

Bet you never thought I'd be one
They each get their share of attention
Imagine if I'd been so wary and wise with every wild seed I'd spent and sent falling

Imagine if I had known when I dreamed as a child of the roads that I'd walk on
The best thing about being older is measuring out goodly portions of water

There must be some instinct strong I've been neglecting long

I struggle as is to take care of me, but none comes between
I struggle as is to make sense of me.
None comes between.
I struggle as is to take care of me, but none comes between me and a flowering tree.

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from The Greenthumb EP, released June 10, 2012
Written by Brett Winterford (c) 2012
Produced by Josh Schuberth

Brett Winterford (vocals, guitars)
Josh Schuberth (percussion, bass, keys)

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