I loved you like an old birch tree Bent down to kneel and pray at the forest floor The roots spread wide and they were deep Put there before the first Americans Were run out of town Shot to the ground You loved me like a dog in heat Condemned to cry outside of your windowsill Did you know I survived for years Scraping the bowl for a meal Dust on your shelf Whatever helped I don't need a father anymore I can't be your animal no more I loved you like an old birch tree Condemned to cry outside of your windowsill Did you know I survived for years Scraping the bowl for a meal I lied to myself Whatever helped I don't need a father anymore I can't be your animal no more