Hasn't it been a long hard climb? Everything taking its own sweet time Hasn't there been some long, lonely nights When you didn't think that anything would turn out right? Whoa, baby, come and lay by me In the cool, cool shade of that old, oak tree You can go, oh, so high Pay no mind to that long way down You can paint a rainbow in the sky But try to get both of your both feet on the ground Whoa, baby, come and lay by me In the cool, cool shade of that old oak tree Say, do you see the sun outside? Hey, do you feel it deep inside like a song Like a long, lost friend And hasn't it been a long hard climb? Everything taking its own sweet time Hasn't there been some long, lonely nights When you didn't think that anything would turn out right? Whoa, baby, come and lay by me In the cool, cool shade of that old oak tree