Garden Gate Soft Swing

[Intro]

(Swing) Soft gate —

Garden leans

[Verse 1]

Wooden latch and evening air, a path of soft wet green,

I push the garden gate so slow — a soft swing in between;

No hurry in the painted wood, just room enough to breathe,

If leaving work can feel this open, then the night can let me be.

[Pre-Chorus]

Swing it once... breathe out...

Ready.

[Chorus]

Garden gate soft swing — I'm walking kind,

Little steady yes inside my chest;

Warm stays soft a little wide, warm stays soft a little wide,

If the yard feels safe, that's fair —

Garden gate soft swing — I'm walking kind,

Quiet hinge and quiet grin;

Warm stays soft a little wide, warm stays soft a little wide,

Swing it once and I begin.

[Verse 2]

Later on the latch is calm, the fence holds up a pale gold line,

No speech required, just a swing that kept a promise small;

I close it soft and look ahead — the evening finds its pace,

Ordinary care in garden light is how I hold the space.

[Pre-Chorus]

Swing it once... breathe out...

Ready.

[Chorus]

Garden gate soft swing — I'm walking kind,

Little steady yes inside my chest;

Warm stays soft a little wide, warm stays soft a little wide,

If the yard feels safe, that's fair —

Garden gate soft swing — I'm walking kind,

Quiet hinge and quiet grin;

Warm stays soft a little wide, warm stays soft a little wide,

Swing it once and I begin.

[Bridge]

Not every freedom needs a roar,

Some of them fit in a soft swing more;

Hope and wind in equal parts —

Evening looks good on a careful heart.

[Final Chorus]

Garden gate soft swing — I'm walking kind,

Little steady yes inside my chest;

Warm stays soft a little wide, warm stays soft a little wide,

If the yard feels safe, that's fair —

Garden gate soft swing — I'm walking kind,

Quiet hinge and quiet grin;

Warm stays soft a little wide — and I begin,

Swing it once and I begin.

[Outro]

(Swing) Soft gate...

Warm stays soft.