i meant to leave the house this morning   and begin making my way toward where you are   i meant to leave the house this morning   i made it halfway across the front yard      but the plum tree hung heavy in my head   and the plum tree hung heavy in my heart   and the plum tree hung heavy over me      so i tore off to the phone   to call you and tell you something, but i couldn't remember what   because through the clean, clean windows   saw the plum tree's leaves, as red as fresh blood      and the plum tree hung heavy in my head   and the plum tree hung heavy in my heart   and the plum tree hung heavy over me