Girl in the Tree

Oh, little girl in the sundress spinning round Climbing in the trees summer days and jumping down Hey little girl, keep smiling Don't look down, don't look down Oh, the world will try to tell you that you're better off With your feet on the ground But I think I was happier then than I ever am now That I'm wandering the streets of the old ghost town In my mind, oh whoa Chasing fireflies in the backyard woods Running wild, daydreaming just because we could Saying 'you and I are gonna change the world' Telling stories in the bay window Wondering who we'll be when we grow up Well, we're both older now and I still don't know We moved from New York state to Pennsylvania Then a few years later started calling West Virginia home And I think I lost you somewhere along the road Left you back when nineteen felt so far away Thought I'd have it all figured out by my college days But now I'm running in circles and I'm out of time to waste Been caught up in some feelings, I keep it all in Wishing I could turn back the tables of time To when I knew everything Before the walls started caving in The girl in the tree, she's still watching me Don't want to let her down But the weight of the world is heavier now These days my feet never seem to leave the ground Oh, the girl in the tree, the best version of me Knows herself better than anyone else She can see everything, be anything that she dreams Wish I could still be that Little girl in the sundress spinning round Climbing in the trees summer days and jumping down Hey, little girl, keep smiling Don't look down, don't look down Oh, the world will try to tell you that you're better off With your feet on the ground But I think I was happier then than I ever am now That I'm wandering the streets of the old ghost town In my mind, oh it's all in my mind Oh, I want to tell you that right now you're better off With your head in the clouds And you're going to be happier someday Than you ever are now While you're wandering the streets of the old ghost town In your mind, oh, just give it time