Once I ran like the wildest horse.   I reached up high and I clinched my fist.   What happened then goes just like this,   Oh the tender branch is gonna fall.      I was young and I thought it brave,   Fighting to find the mystery’s face.   You got to give it a gentler chase,   Cause oh the tender branch is gonna fall.      Sometimes you fall up these stairs, but it’s a long time ‘fore you know.   No matter where my heart is now, there’s a long, long way to go.      There is a church in St Sulpice.   I’ve seen the pilgrims come to pray.   I’m gonna lean in hard on that grace,   Cause oh the tender branch is gonna fall.