There was a time some time ago
So the legend is told
A cold and wintry night
Two lovers meet their plight
Lost and froze they were never found
Until springtime came around
And between them there
A red fern rose from the ground
Well the legend says that angels only plant them where
Love runs deep.

It reminds me of my mom and dad
My grandmother and grandad
Their years of endless love
All the good times and the tough
How they loved with all consistency
And tried to pass that on to me
I became aware
Though I hoped I'd never see
A red fern rising where I'd lay eternally
Where love runs deep

Where love runs deep
It seems to me
For the truest sense of joy
It will always be
Where love runs deep
Where love runs deep
The simple truth in this is what I really need
I pray that heaven's angels now are looking down
To find a place to plant a red fern in the ground
For me, 'cause

I have heard about a loving kind
Passing all the tests of time
I thought I'd never know
Ain't it funny how thoughts go
Now I see you standing here with me
Pinch myself just to believe
Still here you are
I am falling to my knees
I am overwhelmed with joy that now has filled my heart
With a love that runs deep