They both met in the midnight sky

Got lost in each other's eyes

Then threw away the map and lost the key

God sent them the first two kids

One named Fire, the other one Wind

With a note that floated down for them to read

It said 'You asked what it was like up here for Me.'

Mother Earth and Father Time

Fell in love over Appalachian wine

Hit a rough spell and almost lost their minds

Raised a little hell before they fell in line

Fire came out with a restless soul

That only got worse as he got older

'Til finally he got too hot to tame

Time said 'Son I know it's hard but

You're breaking your Momma's heart.'

And Fire looked up through tears that made the rain

He said 'Why is it everything I love I set aflame?'

Mother Earth and Father Time

Fell in love over Appalachian wine

Hit a rough spell and almost lost their minds

Raised a little hell before they fell in line

Wind was born to the open sky with a

Bad temper and a wandering eye

That kept him on the run for most his days

Earth said 'Listen, hear my child, see

I used to run that wild

'Cause it's hard to put a finger on the pain

But son you can't outrun a thing like shame.'

Then Time and Earth got on their knees

And prayed 'Dear God, oh can't You see?

The Fire's too hot

The Wind's too cold

And loving them is gonna kill us both.'

Then God reached down and took their hands

Dried their tears, and smiled and said

'That's kind of what it's like up here for Me

Yeah, loving them will cost you everything.'

Mother Earth and Father Time

Fell in love over Appalachian wine

Hit a rough spell and almost lost their minds

Raised a little hell before they fell in line