Lyrics

[Verse 1] This is the spot where a mighty old tree And her great branches they used to stand They bulldozed her down for a cookie-cutter home An American household they planned This is the spot whereaWASPyold wife Will growold and growtired of routine But she'll bury it deep down beneath a cookie-cutter smile Cause that's the way she wants to be perceived [Chorus] And she, she'll chop your tree to the ground with an axe She'll takе all your hopes and replace thеm with facts Don't worry my friend, you will grow tall When they chop down your tree you won't feel so small [Verse 2] You've got a son, you've got a wife But did you ever live your life Can you teach them anything other than how to be you Or can you teach them nothing more Than how to get money and how to be bored And how to lay awake at night just like you do She sweeps every inch of this goddamn floor Never misses a spot of that she's sure She sweeps all of her hope under the rug And then she curls up every night By a man that she's loathed half her life In a premature grave that she dug [Chorus] And they'll chop your tree to the ground with an axe They'll take all your hopes and replace them with facts Don't worry my friend, you will grow tall When they chop down your tree you won't feel so small [Bridge] And I said hey You don't have to do it alone Everybody digs a grave But you don't have to dig your own And I said hey You don't have to do it alone Everybody digs a grave But you don't have to dig your own And I said hey (hey) You don't have to dig your own grave And I said hey (hey) You don't have to dig your own grave And I said hey (hey) You don't have to change anything [Chorus] And they'll chop your tree to the ground with an axe They'll take all your hopes and replace them with facts Don't worry my friend, you will grow tall When they chop down your tree say fuck you to them all [Outro] This is the spot where a mighty old tree And her great branches they still stand So let's climb her to the top This world is ours, don't ever stop And if I drop please lend me a hand