[Verse 1]
I am a tree - I show my age when I don't cry
I have the leaves that will fall off when wind blows by
Don't strip off my bark - I have been stripped of it before
'Cause yesterday's gone and tomorrow has so much more in store

[Verse 2]
You are a bird - you're taking off in every way
Say the last word until there is nothing more to say
Don't interrupt - you know the squirrels are my friends
Get off my limb - for I will break before I bend

[Chorus]
I'm planning to see
I'm planning to feel you all over me
So climb up my trunk and build on your nest
Come and get the sap out of me
I am a tree!
Fruitless and free!
No symmetry!
Touch me and see!

[Verse 3]
I am a tree - counting my rings will do no good
I won't live long but I would be with you if I could
When you take flight, remember me to one who lives there
Since you have flown, there's something special in the air
[Chorus]
I'm planning to see
I'm planning to feel all over me
So climb up my trunk and build on your nest
Come get the sap out if me
I am a tree!
Fruitless and free!
No symmetry!
Touch me and see, yeah
I am a tree, yeah
Fruitless and free, yeah
No symmetry, yeah