Weeping Willow

There's a tree on a hill Where the leaves start to wilt Every time you come by But my father swears on his father's grave You're the only thing keeping us alive And we cry, oh we cry And the tears stream down to the roots that have gone dry And we cry, oh we cry And the tallest branches follow suit And kiss the ground we'll return to when we die There's a tree down the road How it gleams, all alone How I long to walk that road But my father swears on his father's grave I'm a fool to let you go So I won't, I'll keep you close And wonder why the best parts of me turn to smoke And we cry, oh we cry Till the river from my eyes puts out your fire for the night Oh, I wish I had the strength To plant my roots in another place To walk the lonely road Give back your ring, give back your name Without a trace you ever made me weep I'll wash away your poison that plagued me And water my new roots till they turn green Till my father swears on his father's grave He was wrong to tell me I should stay Cuz I never looked as beautiful Till the day I left on a leap of faith And it's funny how I weep the same But it's not for you and I'm not ashamed Cuz the flowers grew over new terrain Under my salt water willow rain No I'll never cry over you again But my willow weeps to water the garden Down the road, there's a tree How she sparkles when she weeps