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 their 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 wanderin' eye
That kept him on the run for most his days
Earth said, "Listen here 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"
And then Time and Earth fell 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"
And God reached down and took their hands
Dried their tears then 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