The Giving Tree
She said, “I’m not young enough to know everything anymore”
And that’s when I realized that we’re at that age
Where everything starts to change
When you can see all the different aspirations in your eyes
They said it first:
“This is growing up”
It’s the fall, so why’s it raining like the spring?
I thought I had more time
And this umbrella’s keeping me dry
But soon enough I’m gonna feel the flood
Cause I’m older now and this youth is not enough
She said, “The world seems to big for me to make a stand”
But the world’s a small place just as long as you talk about it
And I’ll keep spinning when you’re gone
Because it won’t end when we end
The world keeps moving on
You gave me everything, and I took it all
I cut you down when you couldn’t offer any more
You are just like an oak
Your trunk and roots will remain alive in me
Long after the leaves fall from our tree
It’s the fall, so why’s it raining like the spring?
I thought I had more time
And this umbrella’s keeping me dry
But soon enough I’m gonna feel the flood
Cause I’m older now and this youth is not enough
I’ll keep spinning
(But time cut us down)
I’m pretty sure I’ll keep spinning
(I promise to visit our trunk)
I’ll keep spinning
(Before I hit the ground)
