Name: Rocky Ground
Duration: P00H04M50S
Description: written and performed by John Bahler. This is a bluesy parable about a man who loves a woman who is hard to get. In spite of the genre and the subject matter, it's charged with hope against hope.

Rocky Ground

from He Fell from the Moon to the Earth by John Bahler

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written and performed by John Bahler. This is a bluesy parable about a man who loves a woman who is hard to get. In spite of the genre and the subject matter, it's charged with hope against hope.

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Go dig a hole and plant a seed
Beware you don’t know what it needs
Some face the thorns and other trials
Some find the good old earth, it sometimes takes a while

I laid my love on rocky ground
And then the sun came beating down
It nearly dried my little leaves away
But I’m still standing here today

For rivers change and mountains fall
A little faith, a miracle
The earth will break, a tree will rise
Out of the cracks, and reach up to the skies

I laid my love on rocky ground
And now my heart is sinking down
I’m praying for a taste of rain
To feel that rush of life again

For rivers change and mountains fall
A little faith, a miracle
The earth will break, a tree will rise
Out of the cracks, and reach up to the skies

I know below that rocky crust
The good old earth is there for us
I laid my love down on the rocky ground
Cause there’s a good love, and it’s gotta be found

For rivers change and mountains fall
A little faith, a miracle
The earth will break, a tree will rise
Out of the cracks, and reach up to the skies

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from He Fell from the Moon to the Earth, released April 16, 2014

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