The paint is peeling on the fence

It's been ten years, doesn't make much sense

Why I drove all night to be right here

Chasing the ghost of a younger year

The grass is taller than I recall

I feel so big, but I feel so small

Walking past the rusty swing

To see if you're still the king

World is loud and full of lies

I needed a place to hide my eyes

Everyone wants a piece of me

But you give your shade for free

Old Pine, standing tall

You caught me every time I'd fall

Needles on the ground, sticky sap

I used to nap right in your lap

You know my secrets, you know my name

Before the fortune and the fame

Quiet giant, old and wise

You're the only one who never lies

I carved my initials in your bark

Right next to a question mark

I wondered where my life would go

You just swayed and watched the show

I traded silence for the noise

Traded climbing trees for plastic toys

But now I'm heavy, now I'm worn

Wish I could return to when I was born

World is loud and full of lies

I needed a place to hide my eyes

Everyone wants a piece of me

But you give your shade for free

Old Pine, standing tall

You caught me every time I'd fall

Needles on the ground, sticky sap

I used to nap right in your lap

You know my secrets, you know my name

Before the fortune and the fame

Quiet giant, old and wise

You're the only one who never lies

Did you miss me while I was gone?

Did you know I wouldn't last that long?

Out there in the neon light

I missed your darkness every night

Old Pine, standing tall

You caught me every time I'd fall

Needles on the ground, sticky sap

I used to nap right in your lap

You know my secrets, you know my name

Before the fortune and the fame

Quiet giant, old and wise

You're the only one who never lies

Keep my secrets...

Just one more time.