Etienne Siew - Cottonwood Seed Lyrics

I am like a cottonwood seed learning how to grow
When mother nature planted me in the forest floor below
And I know I'll never sing as sweet as the Swainson's Thrush
But I'll do the best that I can, 'cause life cannot be rushed
Looking out upon the stream wishing I could be
Something beautiful and silver like the fish that swim past me
But here I am sitting in a ball of cotton fluff
Wondering how it is I'll ever make it back to the sky above
But oh somewhere deep inside I know
Patience is a gift, it's not always easy to grow
And the dirt that covers me makes it really hard to see
But It never changed the fact I was perfect as a tree
Yeah, It never changed the fact I was perfect as a tree
Now the years have been and gone and I can finally see
All the branches that have made me in the tree I'm meant to be
And even though my bark is broken by the mountain storm
All the creases and the cracks always helped me to transform
But oh somewhere deep inside I know
Patience is a gift, it's not always easy to grow
And the dirt that covers me makes it really hard to see
But It never changed the fact I was perfect as a tree
Yeah It never changed the fact I was perfect as a tree
Yeah it never changed the fact you are perfect as can be