Well I knew a dealer, dan, and hed say
"dont worry bout me -
Im never gonna fit the plan
And Ill never work for free"
And then he spent some time in a state penitentiary
I believe he made ten cents an hour
And I knew a girl in college
Sweet as the summer sun
Never worried bout books and knowledge
She was having too much fun
And I hear these days shes living at home with a three year old son
Reading up on women taking power
The trees grow high
And the leaves they grow green
And me oh my all the things that I have seen
Dont be surprised little bro
When the world turns out mean
Life is what happens in between
Well I know a man, old man, about ninety five
He could hardly see nor stand
But he was goddamn glad to be alive
And he said, "hey son go and taste of life!
Get in your car and drive."
And thats exactly what I do
But out here on the road
You know a man leads a simple life
Dont carry no heavy loads
Ad he dont get time for the lady or a wife
But sometimes the stars arent fallin
Oh no they dont shine so bright
And thats when I wish I was home with you
The trees they grow high
And the leaves they grow green
And me oh my all the things that I have seen
Dont be surprised little bro
When the world turns out mean
Life is what happens in between
Well you remember our dad, remember what he said?
He said, "this heres a family,
Gonna be together til were dead"
Ten years and two homes ago
It aint quite what turned out to be
And I still hear those words
They ring and ring and ring inside of me
The trees grow high
And the leaves they grow green
And me oh my all the things that I have seen
Dont be surprised little bro
When the world turns out mean
Life is what happens in between
Life is what happens in between
