It was a summer day
when history and lives were made
a beautiful baby small and bright
was born and came to life
planted a seed by the garden wall
for the little girl they loved most of all
giggles kisses all she needs
sunlight water grows the seed
This is the tree that grows along with the girl
through hurling winds and crazy storms
through dry seasons and lonely nights
growing on as the tree of life
the tree that grows along with the girl
through hurling winds and crazy storms
through dry seasons
and lonely nights
growing on as the tree of life
now the girl is growing up
dates and friends and tests and stuff
first date picnic under the shade
her and the boy carved their names
least fell love as more grew on
branches scratch new names are drawn
mom and dad barley leave the house
while she's driving off to somewhere else
past the tree that grows along with the girl
through hurling winds and crazy storms
through dry seasons and lonely nights
growing on as the tree of life
the tree that grows along with the girl
through hurling winds and crazy storms
through dry seasons and lonely nights
growing on as the tree of life
now she's moved out
went to collage forgetting about
her childhood and the tree
waiting for what life will bring
She's found a man
had some children
got a house an kept on living
wind was blowing as she looked back
dust was covering up her tracks
now she is old and gray
her husbands gone and children safe
a flashback shoots at her sudden leads
so she raced to the car and grabbed her keys
sped off to the old house where the tree stands wise and proud
the leaves were gone and the bark was gray
neither of their lives could stay
soon the girl followed the tree above the clouds to a place that's happy
before she left in her hospital bed
she remembered
the words her parents once said
This is the tree that grew along with her
through hurling winds and crazy storms
through dry seasons and lonely nights
growing on as the tree of life
This is the tree that grew along with her
through hurling winds and crazy storms
through dry seasons and lonely nights
growing on as the tree of life
Lyrics Submitted by Natasha Shah