[Lyric] People and Trees (TJ Washburn)

People will hurt you and let you down
Trees won’t
People sway the politics of your childhood town
Trees don’t

People have so much they’re angry about
When was the last time you heard a tree shout
I’m going to live among trees

Oh, people want money and people want things
Trees just want to grow
And people don’t realize what their selfishness brings
Trees already know

There is perspective I need to attain
Something I’ve lost I would like to regain
I will look for it ‘round the trunks of some trees

Oh, people are flaky, they quit when it’s rough
Trees hold their ground
And people will tell you when you’re not enough
Trees won’t make a sound
Only a whisper of the wind in the leaves
A tree is a friend for a person who grieves
The loss of what you once believed

Somewhere other than here
There is no need for the bad kind of tears
And I’ll get there one day, I know

Oh, I went to the trees and they told me the truth
“The best of us choose not to run”
They said, “hiding from people is just a part of your youth
But the days of your youth are done

“You find what you need when you learn how to stay
You only gain distance when you run away
Make a promise to that girl like you should”

So I’m done putting miles in the soles of my boots
I have worn them through
To be like the trees is to put down roots
I’m rooting myself in you

Both of my feet resting flat on the floor
I am no longer living with one out the door
I am here right beside you for good
Somewhere other than here
There may no need for the bad kind of tears
But I’ll try not to care if we go