El Olio Wolof
Apathetic Apple
A seed fell from the skyIt landed on the grass planted its roots and just waited there to dieIt felt the summer sunIt felt the winter's freezeAnd then when the springtime cameThe wind brought little babiesTree, go highFarmers come and farmers goBut the farmers and their childrenMy future they'll never knowI fed their family when times were slowBut they won't remember meThey'll just remember how much apple pie they ate in '83Tree, go highAnd I get envious when my leaves fall from the blueAnd it don't matter no more that I ain't new to youAnd I've been here for some yearsAll my friends are owls and deersAnd I forget when you were here to out away these wooden tearsIt's just me and the birds up hereSongtexteJust me and the birds up hereAnd that day when you came with your kidsAnd hung a tire from my limbsWe played 'til the sun went down and you were gone againThe orange and the peach trees disappearedThey cut down the pines to build your homeYou left me out here all aloneAnd like you here my roots run deepI look ugly in the summer heatI stole the water from my own seedsAnd went to sleepIt's just me and the birds up hereJust me and the birds up hereAnd it don't matter if I'm living or deadJust so long as your family's deadThey built a road right under my headAnd marked me with a X of redIt's just me and the birds up hereJust me and the birds up hereAnd you came to watch me dieYou came to watch me dieAnd you came to watch, fall, and die
Aus Songtexte Mania