The Rose Garden on the Hill

Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah, look at that view.

[Verse 1]
Walk up Freedom Parkway where the pavement starts to climb
Leaving the heavy rush hour behind
There’s a circle of green where the ponds run clear
And the skyline of the city feels impossibly near
Built right on Copenhill in 1986
Turning an old battleground into mortar and bricks
A peanut farmer from Plains had a different design
To plant a little grace where the avenues wind

[Chorus]
Up at the rose garden on the hill
Where the world spins fast but the water sits still
From the peanut fields to the diplomatic halls
There is a quiet kind of hope living inside these walls
Catch the sunset glowing off the downtown glass
Here's a house of peace built to outlast

[Verse 2]
Rows of bright petals blooming wide in the light
Coral and crimson, yellow and white
Taking a stroll by the Japanese bell
Hearing the stories the archives tell
You can feel the warm breeze blowing off of Ponce de Leon
Carrying the spirit of the work going on
Eradicating shadows, chasing down the cure
Keeping the promise of tomorrow secure

[Chorus]
Up at the rose garden on the hill
Where the world spins fast but the water sits still
From the peanut fields to the diplomatic halls
There is a quiet kind of hope living inside these walls
Catch the sunset glowing off the downtown glass
Here's a house of peace built to outlast

[Bridge]
It’s a long way from a tractor in the South Georgia clay
To a circle of flags blowing every which way
But the soil is the same when you tend to the root
And you measure the man by the yield of his fruit

[Chorus]
Up at the rose garden on the hill
Where the world spins fast but the water sits still
From the peanut fields to the diplomatic halls
There is a quiet kind of hope living inside these walls
Catch the sunset glowing off the downtown glass
Here's a house of peace built to outlast

[Outro]
Yeah, built on the hill
Watching over Atlanta
Just keep tending the root