Stereophonics - A Thousand trees
Standing at the
bus stop with my shopping
In my hands when
I'm overhearing elder
ladies as the
rumous start to fly you can
hear them in the
school yard scrap yard
chip shop phone
boxe in the pool hall at
the shoe stall
every corner turned around
it started with
a schoolgirl who was
running running
home to her mam and
dad told themshe
was playing in the
change room of
her local football side they
said tell us again
so she told them again
they said tell
us the truth they found it hard
to believe cause
he taught our steve he
even trained me
taught uncle john who's
father of tree
but it only takes one tree to make
a thousand matches
only takes one
match to burn
a thousand trees
you see it in the
class room in the
swimming pool
where the match stick men
are made at scouts
hall at the football
where the wise
we trust are paid they all
honour his name
he did a lot for game
he got his name
knocked un above the
sports ground
gates but now they are
ripping themdown
stamping the ground
picture gathers
dust behind the bar in the
lounge it takes
one tree to make
a thousand matches
only takes one
match to burn
a thousand trees
wake up and smell
the rain shake up he's
back to stay he
hasn't been on a holiday
his growing seeds
don't believe why he's
been away in the
shool yard change room
playing fields
bathroom phone box office
blocks corner
turned around they keep
doubting the flame
tossing the blame got
his name knocked
up above the sports
ground gates but
now they're
ripping them down
stamping the groundpicture gathers
dust in the bar
in thelounge
it takes ine tree
to make
a thousand matches
it only takes
one match to burn
a thousand trees