[00:26.02]They both met in the midnight sky,
[00:29.23]Got lost in each other’s eyes,
[00:31.93]Then threw away the map and lost the key,
[00:38.45]God sent them the first two kids,
[00:41.44]One named Fire, the other one Wind,
[00:44.24]With a note that floated down for them to read.
[00:49.89]It said ‘You asked what it was like up here for Me.’
[00:56.53]Mother Earth and Father Time,
[01:01.94]Fell in love over Appalachian wine,
[01:08.27]Hit a rough spell and almost lost their minds,
[01:14.49]Raised a little hell before they fell in line.
[01:20.94]Fire came out with a restless soul,
[01:24.02]That only got worse as he got older,
[01:27.27]‘Til finally he got too hot to tame.
[01:33.60]Time said ‘Son I know it’s hard but,
[01:37.12]You’re breaking your Momma’s heart.’
[01:39.76]And Fire looked up through tears that made the rain,
[01:44.90]He said ‘Why is it everything I love I set a flame?’
[01:51.76]Mother Earth and Father Time,
[01:57.15]Fell in love overAppalachian wine,
[02:03.46]Hit a rough spell and almost lost their minds,
[02:09.74]Raised a little hell before they fell in line.
[02:16.13]Wind was born to the open sky with a,
[02:19.72]Bad temper and a wandering eye,
[02:23.00]That kept him on the run for most his days.
[02:29.07]Earth said ‘Listen, hear my child, see,
[02:32.49]I used to run that wild,
[02:35.40]‘Cause it’s hard to put a finger on the pain,
[02:41.21]But son you can’t outrun a thing like shame.’
[02:47.38]Then Time and Earth got on their knees,
[02:50.65]And prayed ‘Dear God, oh can’t You see?
[02:54.01]The Fire’s too hot,
[02:55.48]The Wind’s too cold,
[02:57.20]And loving them is gonna kill us both.’
[03:00.31]Then God reached down and took their hands,
[03:03.64]Dried their tears, and smiled and said,
[03:06.64]‘That’s kind of what it’s like up here for Me.
[03:12.79]Yeah, loving them will cost you everything.’
[03:20.30]Mother Earth and Father Time,
[03:25.68]Fell in love over Appalachian wine,
[03:32.15]Hit a rough spell and almost lost their minds,
[03:38.25]Raised a little hell before they fell in line.