Song Description

Longing for the for the love that passed on to return.

Lyrics

The Old Oak Tree

Copyright 2009 by Rebecca Chan and Richard Roman

In Lincoln Park there stands an old oak tree
Where I carved our names in nineteen eighty-three
Our first kiss was under her shade
A kiss so sweet the taste would never fade

The old oak tree will pretend
When the fall comes it is her end
Her leaves turn brown wither and fall
Til left with none at all

Cold winds blow through her barren limbs
Days are cut short the world turns dim
She rests in peace beneath a blanket of snow
Hiding the names carved long ago

Raindrops dive to the earth below
Splash on the ground her leaves will grow
The old oak tree's shadow returns in the spring
Bragging of a brand new ring

The oak tree stares down at me
She's knows it's you I long to see
My dear old friend whispers a prayer
For the one we loved and shared

It's a new year
It's a new year
The old oak tree
Came back to me

Why can't you be
Why can't you be
Like the oak tree
Come back to me

The oak tree stares down at me
She's knows it's you I long to see
My dear old friend whispers a prayer
For the one we loved and shared

Instrumental

It's a new year
Why can't you be
Like the tree

Copyright 2009 by Richard Roman