The Willow

Travelin' back to the place where I was born

I hear the milkman's horse when the rooster crows at dawn

Fadin' memories of that old home

And the willow tree our castle and our throne

From our fort we battled villians in the shade

In a make-believe world of magic, we played

But they've pulled down the house and only the tree remains

Well, you never know when the winds might change

               

And the willow tree looks lonesome there

All alone in the cold night air

Surrounded by the new urban sprawl

A monument to all our time and all the love we left behind

Is gone with our hearts and our home

But the willow lives on

Lifes moved on from playin' in that backyard

To a seven day week I never thought I'd work that hard

The stories of yesteryear are still aglow

Like the current of a river time flows

Back then I thought things would stay the same

But now I know the wind must change

And the willow tree looks lonely there

If she goes tomorrow would anyone care

With wisdom and hope, she weeps for us all

A friend that was there before my time

Nuture her and watch her shine

In the wind I can hear her call

A friend that was there before my time

Nuture her and watch her shine

In the wind I can hear her call

In the wind the willow lives on