when lonely feelings chill the meadows of your mind just think if winter comes can spring be far behind beneath the deepest snows the secret of a rose is merely that it knows you must believe in spring just as a tree is sure its leaves will reappear it knows its emptiness is just a time of year the frozen mountain dreams of april s melting streams how crystal clear it seems you must believe in spring you must believe in love and trust it s on its way just as a sleeping rose awaits the kiss of may so in a world of snow with things that come and go with what you think you know you can t be certain of you must believe in spring and love