She still remembers the way her heart broke
On the day that she watched him drive away
How the tears fell, and how the wind blew
And tore the branches from a tree near the driveway
And she didn't think she'd make it through the day
Sometimes all she could think to do was pray
That God would tend the broken branches of this tree
So as the years went by, her children still would see
That their love is a circle, even with this missing piece
If God would tend the broken branches of this family tree
And as the years pa**ed, that tree would hold strong
Through every rainstorm it proved that it would stay
Through all the teardrops and all the ball games
And all the every other weekends when the kids would go away
Because she knows that their daddy loves them too
She prays for strength to face the changes that they've all been going through
And God tends the broken branches of this tree
He keeps His watchful eye on every tiny leaf
And their love is a circle in ways that only God can see
As He tends the broken branches of this family tree
And in the end I don't know how it will all be sorted out
All I know is that the circle won't be broken
There will be hands to hold, and there will be love unfeigned
And it will bridge the gaps between all the things we can't explain
But in the meantime
God will tend the broken branches of the trees
And as eternity goes on this will be
Because our love is a circle in this human family
And God can mend the broken branches
And He will tend the broken branches
Because He loves all the branches
Of His family tree