Oooh, oooh
My oh my, how I waited for the night to come
But when it did I missed the day.
Cold and numb, I stood praying for the sun
But when it came I missed the feeling
Of the pretty rain.
And I want to be like a pine
In the middle of a snowstorm--
Stood in the ground,
All around me the weight of the wind.
I want to bear what is real
And forsake all the other things
I want to be the forest
(I want to be the forest)
I want to be the ground
(I want to be the ground)
A solitary chorus
(A solitary chorus)
I want to be the sound
(I want to be the sound)
By and by, how I waited for a time
But when it came I just let it slip away
And now it's gone, and that cannot be undone,
So in my mind, I go begging for another day.
'Cause I want to be like a pine
In the middle of a snowstorm--
Stood in the ground
All around me the weight of the wind.
I want to bear what is real
And forsake all the other things
I want to be the forest
(I want to be the forest)
I want to be the ground
(I want to be the ground)
A solitary chorus
(A solitary chorus)
I want to be the sound
I want to be the sound as the water runs
Down the hills from us
And turns to leaves in the trees
And they freeze and all fall to brittle piles.
Every once in a little while,
I want to breathe, just
Like a little child
My oh my, how I waited for the light
But when it came
I just missed the darkness.
I want to be like a pine
In the middle of a snowstorm--
Stood in the ground
All around me the weight of the wind.
I want to bear what is real
And forsake all the other things
I want to be the forest
(I want to be the forest)
I want to be the ground
(I want to be the ground)
A solitary chorus
(A solitary chorus)
I want to be the sound
(I want to be the sound as the water runs)
I want to be the forest
(I want to be the forest)
I want to be the ground
(I want to be the ground)
A solitary chorus
(A solitary chorus)
I want to be the sound
(I want to be the sound)