A Tree

A Tree - Murray Head

Lyricist：Murray Head

Composer：Murray Head

Once upon a time

He was a fearless

Tree

So young and yet so wise

They had to cut him down to size

A passing girl took out a knife

And carved her name

She couldn't stop she wanted more

As chip by chip dropped to the floor

She saw

A sculpture

An outlet

For culture

And by degrees

As time went by

He felt his sap

Run dry

When finished carving

She would polish him at home

He was dusted down at weekends

But mostly spent his time alone

One day a burglar

Stole her statue from the shelf

She missed it in the morning

Took the blame upon herself

She'd got what

She wanted

He'd been taken

For granted

From a tree to

A sculpture

She'd grown over

Familiar

You don't realise

Just what you've got

Till it's gone and lost

Forever