Flower Child (From ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’ Sessions)

[Verse 1]
On the fifth day of May, she was breaking away
When the moon came and sat on your shoulder
She was still young, not yet highly strung
As you need to be when you get older
George was a street when you first faced the feat
You put money on the color of the sky
Well, the color of her voice left you there with no choice
But to drink the Liffey dry

[Chorus]
The seeds that you sow
You wanna watch them growing
Wild, you grow wild
You grow wild in my heart
Wild, you grow wild
You grow wild in my heart

[Verse 2]
Here comes Holy Joe, now how would he know
How laughter can makе a man cruel?
It's fire on fire and lovеrs conspire
To either a duet or duel
When it's fire on fire, the flames just get higher
The harder you work to put them out
Well, you know that you're similar, sugar and weedkiller
Both heading north, facing south

[Chorus]
The seeds that you sow
You wanna watch them growing
Wild, you grow wild
You grow wild in my heart
Wild, you grow wild
You grow wild in my heart
Wild

[Verse 3]
What's on your breath is the fear of death
That makes such a man promiscuous
Your mouth was dry like when you were about to lie
And her lips are so luscious
You've seen it before, you hurled at her door
Like a dog when she needed a man
Now she aches and she breaks
And she takes on the weight
Of your world 'cause she almost can

[Chorus]
The seeds that you sow
Well you wanna watch them growing
The wind, where will it blow, my flower child?
Growing wild, you grow wild
You grow wild in my heart
Wild, you grow wild
You grow wild in my heart
Wild

[Bridge]
The sky was still grey up on Appian Way
As the yellow hats dug up the road
Didn't hear what you said as the lights turned red
On a love that should have stayed gold
Gold

[Chorus]
Wild, you grow wild
You grow wild in my heart
Wild, you grow wild
You grow wild in my heart
Wild, you grow wild
You grow wild in my heart
Wild, you grow wild
You grow wild in my heart