From the recording Getting Off the Grid
Lyrics
V1
Near the end of Piney Ridge Road
Is an old abandoned Timber trail
Where Lumberman would cut down trees
Many years ago
But they left one, whose sapling Is the topic of this tale
V2
Once Two young lovers Walked that path
Simply to see where it would go
When they got up to that tree they got down on bended knee
And carved their names in a big ol heart So everyone would know . . . .
Chorus
They cut it good
They cut it deep
They cut the wood
with a love they could not keep
(And every year)
And every year tries to hide that memory
(With one more ring )
With one more ring around the tree
V3
That summer soon Faded into to fall
And the leaves of that tree Fell to its side
And that winter was the worst any can recall
Summer love went cold -and the tree it damn near died
Chorus
V4
Now the time has been long And the miles have been far
But we all know just where that path has led
You can see that tree a-standing – you can touch its scar
If you cant read the words I will tell you what it said:
Chorus