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 
Yesterday's gone and tomorrow has so much more in store 

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 

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 if me 
I am a tree! 
Fruitless and free! 
No symmetry! 
Touch me and see! 

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