Old Tree

Old tree, old tree You've cast your last spell on the earth You've shed all your leaves You've spent all your years And to the earth you have returned And what you have seen No one else could have seen And what you have known No one else could have known And when the plough's teeth turn the weeds Your minerals start to shine And what you have been No one else could have been And what you have learned No one else could have learned We see your miracles in the fields And the noon light as your sign Old tree, old tree You've cast your last spell on the earth You've shed all your leaves You've spent all your years And to the earth you have returned