The Empty Burrow

Verse 1

We dug our home beneath the roots of the pines

Two little ferrets with our tails intertwined

We built a life out of moss and of leaves

You knew the forest and the forest knew me

One night you told me you were going to bed

I stayed out late where the river bends

Chorus

Two ferrets in the forest, now there's only one

I came home to the burrow and the warmth was gone

I curled up beside you, you were cold to the touch

Two ferrets in the forest, now there's only one

Verse 2

The winter came in and it never let go

I still leave room in the hollow we know

I hear the branches and I think it's your feet

I keep on waking where you used to sleep

I didn't see the dark you carried inside

I'd give the whole forest for one more night

Chorus

Two ferrets in the forest, now there's only one

I came home to the burrow and the warmth was gone

I curled up beside you, you were cold to the touch

Two ferrets in the forest, now there's only one

Bridge

They say a ferret has to learn to run alone

To find the morning, find the way back home

I'm not ready, but I'm stepping out the door

Carrying you like I never did before

Chorus

Two ferrets in the forest, now there's only one

I walk out from the burrow and I face the sun

I still feel you beside me, I still love you so much

Two ferrets in the forest, now there's only one