These two trees have rooted too close together
Each one’s branches grow away from the other
Night after night, the leaves in the windy weather
the roots in the earth try to hold it together
But these two trees never grew as one
They just kept reaching for separate sun
But are the roots deep enough to hold on
Can they hold on
Oh, can they hold on
To this place
Two children come, they begin to climb up together
They each pick a tree and climb ’til the branches shudder
They swing to and fro, there’s a crack of dust and thunder
They lie on the ground still in the broken under
These two trees never grew as one
They just kept reaching for separate sun
Their roots aren’t deep enough to hold on
They couldn’t hold on
They couldn’t hold on
Capo on fifth fret
G - C/G - Em - Am - D