don't cut me down

i'm tall i need room to grow

i need the sun in my eyes

my home is the earth below

one day i know i will touch the sky

don't cut me down

for i am innocent

don't cut me down

i am your friend

i sigh when the four winds blow

i cry when the cool rains fall

i shine in the moonlight's glow

i am a home for the great and small

don't cut me down

for i am innocent

don't cut me down

i am your friend

give me a year

a year another year

it takes me time for new life to appear

you cut me down

quicker than i can regrow

give me a chance

i am the air you breathe

imagine what life would be without me

i have been here

longer than you have you know

harvest the seeds you sow

don't cut me down

for i am innocent

don't cut me down

i am your friend

i'm tall i need room to grow

i need the sun in my eyes

my home is the earth below

one day i know i will touch the sky

don't cut me down

for i am innocent

don't cut me down

i am your friend

for i will never mend

don't cut me down

i am your friend