Crooked Tree
Two trees in the forest, one was crooked, one was straight
Crimson bark and emerald needles growing day by day (day)
And though they looked so different
They enjoyed the rain the same side by side
A chickadee told them of a darkness on the land
Spinning blades that came to visit, carried by a man
And every other tree would see them cut down
Where they stand by and by
Oh, can't you see a crooked tree won't fit into the mill machine?
They're left to grow wild and free
Oh, I'd rather be a crooked tree
Perfect trees were driven down the mountain to the mill
They turned them into toothpicks and 20 dollar bills
It seemed the more the people took
The more they needed still in the end
The crooked trees were left there after all the work was done
Now they go for weeks and never witness anyone
No one left to tell them if they're growing right or wrong
But whispering wind
Oh, can't you see a crooked tree won't fit into the mill machine?
They're left to grow wild and free
I'd rather be a crooked tree
People say I'm different and my way of life seems strange
I took the road less traveled, twists and turns along the way
But like the crooked tree
I'm growing stronger day by day as the clouds roll by
A river never wonders why it flows around the bend
A mountain doesn't question how it rose up from the land
So who am I to wish I wasn't just the way I am? Who am I?
Oh, can't you see a crooked tree won't fit into the mill machine?
They're left to grow wild and free
Oh, I'd rather be a crooked tree
A crooked tree won't fit into the mill machine
They're left to grow wild and free
I'd rather be a crooked tree
Oh, I'd rather be a crooked tree
Crimson bark and emerald needles growing day by day (day)
And though they looked so different
They enjoyed the rain the same side by side
A chickadee told them of a darkness on the land
Spinning blades that came to visit, carried by a man
And every other tree would see them cut down
Where they stand by and by
Oh, can't you see a crooked tree won't fit into the mill machine?
They're left to grow wild and free
Oh, I'd rather be a crooked tree
Perfect trees were driven down the mountain to the mill
They turned them into toothpicks and 20 dollar bills
It seemed the more the people took
The more they needed still in the end
The crooked trees were left there after all the work was done
Now they go for weeks and never witness anyone
No one left to tell them if they're growing right or wrong
But whispering wind
Oh, can't you see a crooked tree won't fit into the mill machine?
They're left to grow wild and free
I'd rather be a crooked tree
People say I'm different and my way of life seems strange
I took the road less traveled, twists and turns along the way
But like the crooked tree
I'm growing stronger day by day as the clouds roll by
A river never wonders why it flows around the bend
A mountain doesn't question how it rose up from the land
So who am I to wish I wasn't just the way I am? Who am I?
Oh, can't you see a crooked tree won't fit into the mill machine?
They're left to grow wild and free
Oh, I'd rather be a crooked tree
A crooked tree won't fit into the mill machine
They're left to grow wild and free
I'd rather be a crooked tree
Oh, I'd rather be a crooked tree
Credits
Writer(s): Molly Tuttle, Melody Walker
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