Life As A Tree Lyrics

(Widespread Panic)
Transcribed by: 
Steve White

Daydreams and nightlights
Chasin’ what might be
Round every next corner
Who knows what we’ll see
Maybe an old friend 
Or a storefront reflection
Take a long brave look
At God’s imperfection

Well there’s a rock ‘n roll star hero
What the hell does he know?
Different city each night
With a snake-oil freak show
Strollin babies do cry
And soldiers do and die
A mama of three
Feeds my mini-bar each night

It takes a lifetime to the middle
A half-life to the finish
Scattered moments like atoms
Some bonded, some free

We might bruise, we might lose
Maybe win, sometimes wonder
A tree never questions
His days as a seed

Well nobody’s perfect
What fun would that be?
We make our own movies
And star in them too
Well it takes two to tango
And billions for the big dance
We’re lucky if we find 
Just some of them who are

Take all souls for who they are
And they might take us too
Cause life is too short
Not to dance in those shoes

It takes a lifetime to the middle
A half-life to the finish
Sacred moments like atoms
Some bonded, some free

Oh, my daddy once told me
Son, don’t be a jackass
If you meet one, he’s sleepwalking
Just let him be

It takes a lifetime to the middle
A half-life to the finish
Sacred moments like atoms
Some bonded, some free

We might bruise, we might lose
Maybe win, sometimes wonder
But this old guitar it never questions
Its life as a tree