Family Tree

(Thom Schuyler)

I'm gonna buy some wood

Every size and length

I'm gonna build it good

Using all my strength

I'm gonna clear the land

Where the house will be

And start another branch

Of the family tree

 

I'm gonna chalk a line

And lay a walnut floor

Build the walls of pine

And hang a cherry door

Cut the beams above

From mahogany

And I will get the love

From the family tree

 

Chorus:

I've wandered far

And I've walked alone

'Til the Morning Star

Finally led me home

Now I'm here to stay

Where I was meant to be

Living in the shade

Of the family tree

 

I'm gonna fill this place

Like my daddy did

With a friendly face

And a bunch of kids

Even though he's gone

He's a part of me

As I carry on

This family tree

 

Girl the wind may blow

And the clouds may come

Bringing ice and snow

Blocking out the sun

The earth may quake

And the ground can freeze

But they will never shake

This family tree

 

Repeat Chorus

 

Tag:

Mama, look at him

Don't he look like me

He's the latest limb

On the family tree

 

 

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