The Bear at the Door

Verse 1

Dear friend I wrote your name in the morning fog

It melted by the time the kettle sang

Today's exercise is simple on the page

But harder when the light comes through the window

Pre-Chorus

Maybe I'm reaching

Maybe I'm holding on too long

But the bear is patient at the door

And I am not so strong

Chorus

Come away come away little shadow

Rest your heavy paws on my shoulder

We'll walk the long road slow

We'll walk it all together

Come away come away little shadow

Rest your heavy paws on my shoulder

Verse 2

Tell me what you've carried all these winters

Wonder if it's heavier than mine

Dandelion seeds and letters never sent

I keep them in a jar beside the pine

Pre-Chorus

Maybe we're learning

Maybe we're unlearning too

But the bear remembers every step

And I remember you

Chorus

Come away come away little shadow

Rest your heavy paws on my shoulder

We'll walk the long road slow

We'll walk it all together

Come away come away little shadow

Rest your heavy paws on my shoulder

Bridge

Oh the kettle's cold now

The letters curl like leaves

Oh the sun is rising

And the bear is setting free

(Sometimes) sometimes the letting go

(Sometimes) is the holding on

Guitar Solo

Final Chorus

Come away come away little shadow

Rest your heavy paws on my shoulder

We'll walk the long road slow

We'll walk it all together

Come away come away little shadow

Rest your heavy paws on my shoulder

(Sing it softly) come away

(Sing it softly) come away