Footprints in the Snow

Like the leaves that fall in autumn
Seasons turn by letting go
And for all the battles and fought and won
What remains can’t be controlled

Now as the chapter’s closing
Hear the bells of freedom ring
For the soil this garden’s grown in
Can no longer hold me in

So farewell to ways I’ve left behind me
Still I love you more than you can know
But if in yesterdays you try to find me
They’re like footprints in the snow

Within the shell of my cocoon
Grew the seeds of wings to soar
But our home had only room
For the me that was no more

And as the lantern’s glowing
In the flame your eyes met mine
As they see I must be going
So the sun can truly shine

So farewell to ways I’ve left behind me
Still I love you more than you can know
But if in yesterdays you try to find me
They’re like footprints in the snow