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Well I knew a dealer, dan, and he’d say


Don’t worry ’bout me -


I’m never gonna fit the plan


And I’ll never work for free


And then he spent some time in a state penitentiary


I believe he made ten cents an hour



And I knew a girl in college


Sweet as the summer sun


Never worried ’bout books and knowledge


She was having too much fun


And I hear these days she’s living at home with a three year old son


Reading up on women taking power





The trees grow high

  


And the leaves they grow green


And me oh my all the things that I have seen




Don’t be surprised little bro

  


When the world turns out mean




Life is what happens in between





Well I know a man, old man, about ninety five


He could hardly see nor stand


But he was goddamn glad to be alive


And he said, hey son go and taste of life!


Get in your car and drive.


And that’s exactly what I do



But out here on the road


You know a man leads a simple life


Don’t carry no heavy loads


And he don’t get time for a lady or a wife


But sometimes the stars I'm followin'


Well they don’t shine so bright


And that’s when I wish I was home with you






The trees grow high

  


And the leaves they grow green


And me oh my all the things that I have seen




Don’t be surprised little bro

  


When the world turns out mean




Life is what happens in between





Well you remember our dad, remember what he said? 


He said, this here’s a family,


Gonna be together ’til we’re dead


Ten years and two homes ago


It ain’t quite what turned out to be


And I still hear those words


They ring and ring and ring inside of me




The trees grow high

  


And the leaves they grow green


And me oh my all the things that I have seen




Don’t be surprised little bro

  


When the world turns out mean




Life is what happens in between