When I'm done and buried
I'll come back as a tree
Watch over the valley flocks
Flowing with the breeze
Oh I'll have my home
Come and visit me
Yes when I'm done and buried
I'll wish I were a tree
Graceful near the mountain tops
Listen to the stream
Oh on my own
Ah serenity
And I'd grow
Feel my roots and dirt
Won't question my self-worth
I'll drink in when it floods
Protect what lies under
And I'd grow
Storms on the horizon
Trying to blow me down
Axe man comes a'calling
And he don't want me around
Hell-bent on tomorrow
Tomorrow isn't sure
Shaking in my timbers
I'm a maple in a war
Calm in the morning light
Dew on my leaves
Fog dancing softly
Oh to be free
Fair the storms and dark nights
Life ain't always sunlight
But I, I will stand tall