Tall Pines

Once in my youth, I stood on the mountain
 And planted some pines in the sand
 Every day I looked their way
 But I just couldn't understand
 Why they never grew like I wanted them to
 I just couldn't understand why
 Now I've rambled around in this whole world through
 And the day I just happened by
 Tall pines, tall pines
 Reachin' up for the clouds
 Tall pines, tall pines
 And I bet you wouldn't know me now
 I'll never forget the mornin' I left
 The hum of the bees in the hay
 The farther I walk, the louder they talked
 How silent it seems here today
 There's the old wire fence we built inch by inch
 Surroundin' the old family graves
 Now there's one gravestone standin' all alone
 There waitin' to meet me in the shade
 Tall pines, tall pines
 Reachin' up for the clouds
 Tall pines, tall pines
 I bet you wouldn't know me now
 Tall pines, tall pines
 Reachin' up for the clouds
 Tall pines, tall pines
 I've come home to sleep beneath your boughs