Big Red Tree

(John MacPherson Allan)

A song about a guy who is a bit of a 'fringe dweller' a longs for some company

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Verse 1 
10 years have gone by so fast 
Whereʼs the time go I knew it wouldnʼt last 
Sheʼs been gone a long time now 
Got to stop living in the past 
 
Verse 2 
I work in a coal mine got to get up at 5 
Breathed in so much dust lucky to be alive 
Down under the ground until my shift ends 
Working in the darkness drives me round the bend 
When I get home I sit on my porch 
Wishing for someone Iʼm nearly at an end 
 
Chorus 
Way out here with the big bright stars 
Near the end of town just past the tar 
I live down by the big red tree 
Need somebody to stay with me 
 
Verse 3 
I go into town spend some time at a bar 
Thereʼs never many people got to drive too far 
After a few drinks you find some courage that you never had  
Make a fool of yourself on the small dance floor 
The band finish playing around 10 
You stand there crying out for more 
 
Chorus 
Way out here with the big bright stars 
Near the end of town just past the tar 
I live down by the big red tree 
Need somebody to stay with me 
 
Verse 4 
I saw her in the local store 
She was single I asked around before 
I knew her husband divorced her last year 
She lives on the edge of town by the old weir 
Go to make my introductions 
I suck at this stuff scared of rejection 
 
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