A Thousand Trees-The Vocal Masters

[ti:A Thousand Trees] [ar:Sam Adderton] [al:Long Live Rock, Vol. 3] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Thousand Trees - Sam Adderton [00:09.72]Written by：Richard Jones/Stuart Cable/Kelly Jones [00:19.44]Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands [00:23.20]And I'm overhearing elder ladies [00:26.46]As the rumours start to fly [00:28.46]You can hear them in the school yard [00:30.02]In the scrap yard [00:31.09]In the chip shop [00:32.13]In the phone box [00:33.37]In the pool hall [00:34.57]At the shoe store [00:35.71]Every corner turn around [00:37.39]It started with a school girl [00:39.08]Who was running [00:40.16]Running home to her mam and dad [00:42.12]Told them she was playing [00:43.43]In the change room of the local football side [00:46.26]They said tell us again she told them again [00:48.84]Tell us the truth they find it hard to believe [00:50.65]'Cause he taught our I was Steve he even trained me [00:52.95]Taught our John who's a father of three [00:55.18]Only takes one tree to make 1000 matches [00:59.66]Only takes one match to burn a thousand trees [01:07.27] [01:08.02]A thousand trees [01:11.54] [01:12.80]You see it in the classroom [01:14.01]In the swimming pool [01:14.98]Where the match stick men are made [01:17.24]At the scout's hall [01:18.36]At the football [01:19.36]Where the wise we trust are paid [01:21.09]They all honour his name [01:21.99]He did a lot for the game [01:23.72]Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates [01:25.93]But they're ripping them down stamping the ground [01:28.04]Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge [01:30.33]Only takes one tree to make a thousand matches [01:34.26]Only takes one match to burn a thousand trees [01:41.95] [01:42.82]A thousand trees [01:46.47] [01:48.43]Wake up and smell the rain [01:51.61] [01:52.50]Shake up he's back to stay [01:56.06] [01:56.81]He hasn't been on a holiday [02:00.32] [02:01.17]His growing seeds don't believe [02:02.93] [02:03.50]Why he's been away [02:09.19] [02:21.35]From the school yard [02:22.43]Changing room [02:23.66]Playing field [02:24.86]Bathroom [02:25.81]Phone box [02:26.87]Office blocks [02:28.09]Corners turn around [02:29.53]They keep doubting the flame tossing the blame [02:32.28]Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates [02:34.46]And they're ripping them down stamping the ground [02:36.89]Picture gathers dust in the bar [02:38.36]Only takes one tree to make a thousand matches [02:43.02]Only takes one match to burn a thousand trees [02:50.58] [02:51.33]A thousand trees [02:54.74] [02:55.49]A thousand trees [02:58.81] [02:59.73]A thousand trees