The tree in the backyard

The chestnuts fall like stabbing rain

I tore it from the ground with my bare hands

We sat on its branches

And drank our courage in the shade

I thought we had it written in the plant

But I should've called when I heard that you weren't doing well

Phone lines escape me

I went to your old house, your words flew from the south

Sometimes the things you miss the most are the ones you never thought would leave

On their own

But no one was home

I knocked on the door

Face down on the floor

On their own

But no one was home

I knocked down the door

Face down on the floor

From the top of the stairs you called for help from anyone

Your eyes like Selkirk's in the spring

If you only had fought through the runs that you had left to prove

Disguised as ordinary things

On their own

But no one was home

I knocked on the door

Face down on the floor, on the floor

On their own

But no one was home

I knocked on the door

Face down on the floor, on the floor, on the floor!

I will never, never be the same

I will never, never be the same

I will never, never be the same

I will never, never be the same

Now she's on her own, and it's not the same

The river will take me to my grave

As grills go wave, wave their goodbyes

I'd kill myself, but I know I'll never die

On their own

On their own (now I know I'll never be the same, now I know I'll never be the same)

On their own (now I know I'll never be the same, now I know I'll never be the same)

On their own (now I know I'll never be the same, now I know I'll never be the same)

On their own (now I know I'll never be the same, now I know I'll never be the same)

On their own (now I know I'll never be the same, now I know I'll never be the same)

On their own (now I know I'll never be the same, now I know I'll never be the same)

On their own (now I know I'll never be the same, now I know I'll never be the same)

Now I know I'll never be the same, now I know I'll never be the same

Now I know I'll never be the same, now I know I'll never be the same