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Plain White T's
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KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Tim Lopez
Tim Lopez
Songwriter:in
Mike Daly
Mike Daly
Songwriter:in
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Joe Chiccarelli
Joe Chiccarelli
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
All the leaves on The Giving Tree have fallen
No shade to crawl in underneath
I've got scars from a pocket knife
Where you carved your heart into me
[Verse 2]
If all you wanted was love
Why would you use me up
Cut me down, build a boat, and sail away
When all I wanted to be was your Giving Tree
Settle down, build a home, and make you happy?
[Verse 3]
I lie in the dead of night and I wonder
Whose covers you're between
And it's sad laying in his bed
You feel hollow
So you crawl home back to me
[Verse 4]
If all you wanted was love
Why would you use me up
Cut me down, build a boat, and sail away
When all I wanted to be was your Giving Tree
Settle down, build a home, and make you happy?
[Verse 5]
Well, I see a trail that starts
A line of broken hearts behind you
That lead you back to me
The once sad and lonely fool
With nothing left but roots to show, oh-whoa
[Verse 6]
If all you wanted was love
Why would you use me up
Cut me down, build a boat, and sail away
When all I wanted to be was your Giving Tree
Settle down, build a home, and make you happy?
Settle down, build a home, and make you happy?
Written by: Mike Daly, Tim Lopez

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