Ode to the Suburban Tree (JUST ONE TREE)

(For Kerrie xxx)

The lungs of our city

The green in the concrete

A respite from busy

Our spirit refresh

Our mother connect

A place in the shade

A shelter from sunshine

A world in itself

A wildlife refuge

Our natural habitat

Our place outside to breathe, to breathe

 

CHORUS:

But it’s just one tree (just one tree) (just one tree)

Many lifetimes

Yes it’s just one tree (just one tree) (just one tree)

Many lifetimes

To see the beauty in you, see the beauty in me

To see the beauty in you, see the beauty in me

 

But someone needs space, more money, more more

So goodbye to the tree and after all

It’s only one, just one, people needs a place to live

But don’t we also need a place to connect

There goes another one, and another one

Fill up the block give me a screen

Screen me off from the world, build a fence, build a wall

So we don’t hear each other scream

CHORUS