The Tree - Lori McKenna

The tree grows where it’s planted

Roots wide underneath

No matter how many storms pass it

The apple never falls far from the tree

The tree reaches up with its branched

Spring-time comes, blossoming

Early autumn the leaves are dancin'

And in the winter, there’s wood for heat

I’ve tried leaving and bein'

Somethin' I that was never meant to be

And I’ve tried stayin' ever-changing

And standing in one place just like that tree

The tree keeps watch, always swaying

A silent friend remembering

Hidden secrets, children play

In the shade of its canopy

I’ve tried leaving and bein'

Somethin' I that was never meant to be

And I’ve tried stayin' ever-changing

And standing in one place just like that tree

The tree grows where it’s planted

And that’s the fate of a fallin' seed

No matter how many times I’ve denied it

The apple never falls far from the tree

The apple never falls far from the tree