LET ME BE

I stretch high into the sky 
I look over your town 
So why cut me down?

What did i ever do to you?
I feel pain too 
After all  i live and breath 
I give you the oxygen you need 
I just want to live and feed 

But no you wont let be 
Because all you see is pound notes
Strip me bare to make the hull of a boat 
Or maybe a table and some posh chairs
Do you think its really fair?

Ive lived here looking over this town 
For a hundred years 
Seen many changes 
And different faces 
Seen my brothers and sisters slaughtered
How would you feel if that was your daughter

What do you see when you look at me?
Wood and bark, but that’s only part of me 
I have roots that stretch out wide 
Which i grow with so much pride
So please let me be 
Just let me be a tree