I Am A Tree — текст песни (Guided By Voices)

I am a tree - I show my age when I don`t cry
I have the leaves that will fall off when wind blows by
Don`t strip off my bark - I have been stripped of it before
Yesterday`s gone and tomorrow has so much more in store

You are a bird - you`re taking off in every way
Say the last word until there is nothing more to say

Don`t interrupt - you know the squirrels are my friends
Get off my limb - for I will break before I bend

I`m planning to see
I`m planning to feel you all over me
So climb up my trunk and build on your nest
Come and get the sap out if me
I am a tree!
Fruitless and free!
No symmetry!
Touch me and see!

I am a tree - counting my rings will do no good
I won`t live long but I would be with you if I could
When you take flight, remember me to one who lives there
Since you have flown, there`s something special in the air
(Re-zoom/Busy signals from the home front)