Well Jack, he grew an indoor garden
In the basement of his home
And the neighbors and cougars and all the college kids
They wouldn't leave Jack alone
And Haley was Jack's little girl
He was raising her by himself
Her mother walked out a couple years ago
But no one asked Jack how he felt

They say, "Jack, how far you gonna let your garden
Bleed into the street?
He said, "I don't really know, but it's gotta grow
'Cause I gotta make ends meet"

Let it grow, let it grow
Let it blossom and turn gold
Let it dry up and let it flow into your lungs again

Well Jack, he loved that little girl
More than anyone could ever know
Still, the school, they called the drug cops up
When they smelled the weed on her clothes
And the drug dogs found the house easily
They're trained to run to the scent of bad luck
And they made Jack watch as they ripped out his crops
And put Haley in the juvenile truck
He said, "Let it grow, let it grow
Let it blossom and turn gold
Let's hope I get to hold you in my arms again"
Let it grow, let it grow
Let it blossom and turn gold
Let it dry up and let it flow into your lungs again

Ah ah-ah-ah ah [x4]

Well Jack's doing time down in Stateville now
And Haley's living with her aunt
For years now, she sends him packages
And they rarely speak about the past
Still she makes her breaks
And she bakes her cakes
And she pleads his case nearly every day
From the mailbox where she always waits
For his letters that all sound the same

They say, "Don't waste your money
On ditch weed, honey
I'll be out before you'll know
And I'll plant another indoor garden
For you and watch it grow
Watch it grow, watch it grow"
Let it grow, let it grow
Let it blossom and turn gold
Let it dry up and let it flow into your lungs again
Let it grow, let it grow
Let it blossom and turn gold
Let it dry up and let it flow into your lungs again

Ah ah-ah-ah ah [x7]

Let her grow, let her grow
Let her blossom and turn gold
Let's hope I get to hold her in my arms again