Let the Whole Day Slow

[Verse 1] We left the marked trail where the switchbacks bend Past the white stone shelf and the last stand of pine Then the whole valley opened beneath us at once Like a green map drawn in the middle of time [Pre-Chorus] Nobody had to say a thing We let the far ridge do the talking [Chorus] Take a minute here, let the wide world turn See the sun lay gold on the river below All that hurry can wait while the high grass sways There’s a quiet kind of joy only the wild can show So stay awhile, friends, where the clear air flows Take a minute here, let the whole day slow [Verse 2] Mara found a hawk riding circles above Jon laughed when his boots left a dust-colored line We passed round the water, saved the last sweet orange And watched little clouds cross the peaks one at a time [Pre-Chorus] No signal reaches this far up And somehow we have all we need [Chorus] Take a minute here, let the wide world turn See the sun lay gold on the river below All that hurry can wait while the high grass sways There’s a quiet kind of joy only the wild can show So stay awhile, friends, where the clear air flows Take a minute here, let the whole day slow [Bridge] When we head down, the trail will narrow And the miles will gather underfoot But we can carry this blue distance In the space between one breath and the next [Final chorus] Take a minute here, let the wide world turn See the sun lay gold on the river below All that hurry can wait while the high grass sways There’s a quiet kind of joy only the wild can show So stay awhile, friends, where the clear air flows Take a minute here, let the whole day slow [Outro] Let the whole day slow Right here, let the whole day slow