A Thousand Trees-Stereophonics

[ti:A Thousand Trees] [ar:Stereophonics] [al:Word Gets Around] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Thousand Trees - Stereophonics [00:09.90]Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands [00:13.84]And I'm overhearing elder ladies [00:16.59]As the rumours start to fly [00:18.57]You can hear them in the school yard [00:20.07]In the scrap yard [00:21.07]In the chip shop [00:22.26]In the phone box [00:23.39]In the pool hall [00:24.64]At the shoe store [00:25.76]Every corner turn around [00:27.83]It started with a school girl [00:29.07]Who was running [00:29.70] [00:30.30]Running home to her Mam and Dad [00:31.98]Told them she was playing [00:33.30]In the change room of the local foorball side [00:36.30]They said tell us again she told them again [00:38.82]Tell us the truth they find it hard to believe [00:40.70]'Cause he taught our I was steve he even trained me [00:42.94]Taught our John who's a father of three [00:45.46]Only takes one tree to make 1000 matches [00:49.77]Only takes one match to burn A thousand trees [00:58.21]A thousand trees [01:02.08] [01:02.67]You see it in the classroom [01:04.11]In the swimming pool [01:05.17]Where the match stick men are made [01:07.17]At the scout's hall [01:08.42]At the football [01:09.55]Where the wise we trust are paid [01:11.17]They all honour his name [01:12.30]He did a lot for the game [01:13.42]Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates [01:15.98]But they're ripping them down stamping the ground [01:18.11]Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge [01:20.36]Only takes one tree to make a thousand matches [01:24.42]Only takes one match to burn a thousand trees [01:32.30] [01:32.98]A thousand trees [01:36.92] [01:38.42]Wake up and smell the rain [01:42.54]Shake up he's back to stay [01:46.98]He hasn't been on a holiday [01:50.98]His growing seeds don't believe [01:53.54]Why he's been away [02:00.29] [02:11.60]From the school yard [02:12.79]Changing room [02:13.91]Playing field [02:14.97]Bathroom [02:15.97]Phone box [02:17.04]Office blocks [02:18.16]Corners turn around [02:19.66]They keep doubting the flame tossing the blame [02:22.35]Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates [02:24.72]And they're ripping them down stamping the ground [02:26.85]Picture gathers dust in the bar [02:28.47]Only takes one tree to make a thousand matches [02:33.16]Only takes one match to burn A thousand trees [02:41.29]A thousand trees [02:45.54]A thousand trees [02:49.66]A thousand trees