Not Even the Trees

Alone as I sit and watch the trees

Won't you tell me if I scream

Will they bend down and listen to me

And it makes me wonder

If I know the words will you come

Or will you laugh at me or will I run

Little boy says to me

Where you goin' now son

I said, I don't know where I'm goin' boy

I only know where I'm from

And it makes me wonder

If the stars shine when my eyes close

Or does my brothers heart cry

I don't know

I'm a stranger in my home

Now that everybody's gone

Someone please talk to me

'Cause I feel you cry

And you're sitting with him

And I know I'll never see you again

Lying down in Charleston under the Carolina sky

You see I'm tired of feeling this pain

I'm tired of living my own little lie

And it makes me wonder

When I see you in my dreams

Does it mean anything

Are you trying to talk to me

I'm a stranger in my home

Tell me are you feeling alone

Someone tell me what to do

'Cause I'm feeling strong

And I wonder how you feel

Do you realize my pain is for real

I see you in my dreams

And I wonder if you're looking down at me

And smiling right now

I wanna know if it's true

When he looks at me

Won't you tell me

Does he realize he came down here

He took you too soon

And now my days are short and my nights are long

I lay down with memories of you

That keep me going on, going on

And it makes me wonder as I sit and stare

Will I see your face again, tell me, do you care

I'm a stranger in my home

Living life on my own

Right now I just can't see

'Cause I'm feeling weak

And my soul begins to bleed

And no one is listening to me, not even the trees

Oh no no no no no no no