The Giving Tree

Lyrics by MC Lars and Mac Lethal Music by K.Flay MC Lars and Mike Sapone MC Lars: I once had a friend who meant everything to me And our friendship was quite special, see that friend was a tree When I swung from his branches he held me so tightly Up in my sleeping bag, kept me company nightly He was heaven sent, benevolent, the best friend ever Gave me all I needed and he made my world better Kept the darkness at bay, like I could always stay 6 years old forever, I was happy every day Mac Lethal: I got branches you can climb, pretty colored leaves Granny Apples and some vines See that’s my friend the sun but I don’t have to let it shine You can quietly play away from all the bright light and the shade I’m the bigger brother that you never had You can snap my branches off or punch and kick me if you’re ever mad Your Dad just does not provide the strength that I do Now lean against me boy scribble me a haiku MC Lars: Then adolescence hit like giant brick That was it love sick I would sit In her arms and I’d stick A dagger in the heart of my loyal friend the tree Carved initials in his bark Mary Jane next to me Because things change right? I guess that’s just life Like Puff the Magic Dragon, Jackie Paper took a hike Stop crying – look at me – I’m growing up But I’m still showing up and I’m still showing love! Mac Lethal: Here boy, why don’t you take a couple of these Granny Smiths Go down to the market, follow this manuscript Sell a couple of them, tell the people that they’re grown organically Use the money, buy your girl the necklace of her fantasies If they want more I got oranges, cherries Cashews, cupcakes, chocolate strawberries You got to understand that I’m not just a normal tree I’m here to fulfill all your needs… plant a seed [Hook] I’m your Giving Tree MC Lars: Then I became a man, too busy to climb trees Though I miss the tire swing, I’m climbing higher see Made millions I’ve done it, corner office view I’m a very busy man don’t have time to talk to you Some nights I reminisce; I sit up feeling sick So I pop another pill and it seems to do the trick Surviving on my own for the last 40 years I’ll always love you tree but now I’m going, I’m growing Mac Lethal: This was not about you spending time in the forest This has been about me providing resources, for you Cause that’s my style, smile, I think you find happiness in a child Or two, here, take a branch that’s big Make yourself a nice digs, a good place to live Then create a couple kids, trust me, you’re not abandoning me ‘Cause I will always be your family tree MC Lars: Sitting by myself, feeling so lonely My friends are all dying and nobody seems to know me My trophy wife ran off and my kids never call I need a way to leave and get away from it all Old and sad all the good times I had Have faded through the hourglass my memories are sand I was the king of the forest and you were my throne But before I pass away there’s some world’s I’ve never known Mac Lethal: Here take the rest of me, take what’s left Maybe you should sail over waters and the depths of the world Forget about your ungrateful kids and your girl Don’t you want to see the blue sea? You, me, your friend, the wooden raft Hopefully you learn how to smile and even look and laugh Please boy, take what you want, but maybe You should leave yourself a stump, at least leave a stump [REPEAT Hook] MC Lars: Now I’m back, and I can barely walk And I can barely talk, and I’ve sold all my stock So may I sit for a minute? I’ve got nothing left My life has been a journey, but now it’s time to rest Mac Lethal: Even though I’m very old too please sit I can’t tell you where the branches or the leaves went But I can tell you that it’s time to sit, take a rest And process every single ounce of your stress Lars: Remember childhood? When it was you and me? Well now I’m finally home, and now I’m finally free You gave me everything, you were always there I close my eyes and drift away and I don’t feel scared Mac Lethal: Remember childhood, when it was me and you? I’m the one that gave you everything, of course you do My natural calling was to always be here Close your eyes and die with me, thank you for the years