A Thousand Trees-Stereophonics

[ti:A Thousand Trees] [ar:Stereophonics] [al:Word Gets Around - Deluxe Edition] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Thousand Trees - Stereophonics [00:10.83]Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands [00:14.42]And I'm overhearing elder ladies [00:17.28]As the rumours start to fly [00:19.58]You can hear them in the school yard [00:21.09]In the scrap yard [00:22.02]In the chip shop [00:23.17]In the phone box [00:24.29]In the pool hall [00:25.42]At the shoe store [00:26.54]Every corner turn around [00:28.65]It started with a school girl [00:29.90]Who was running [00:31.05]Running home to her Mam and Dad [00:33.00]Told them she was playing' [00:34.35]In the change room of the local foorball side [00:37.06]They said tell us again' she told them again' [00:39.33]Tell us the truth' they find it hard to believe [00:41.68]'Cause he taught our I was steve' he even trained me' [00:44.06]Taught our John who's a father of three [00:46.25]Only takes one tree' to make 1000 matches [00:50.77]Only takes one match' to burn A thousand trees [00:58.20] [00:59.16]A thousand trees [01:02.55] [01:03.60]You see it in the classroom [01:04.97]In the swimming pool [01:06.11]Where the match stick men are made [01:07.70] [01:08.28]At the scout's hall [01:09.36]At the football [01:10.38]Where the wise we trust are paid [01:11.87]They all honour his name [01:13.26]He did a lot for the game [01:14.71]Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates [01:17.01]But they're ripping them down' stamping the ground [01:19.16]Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge [01:21.18]Only takes one tree' to make a thousand matches [01:25.57]Only takes one match' to burn a thousand trees [01:32.93] [01:33.84]A thousand trees [01:37.32] [01:39.27]Wake up' and smell the rain [01:42.95] [01:43.46]Shake up' he's back to stay [01:47.92]He hasn't been on a holiday [01:51.82]His growing seeds don't believe [01:54.35]Why he's been away [02:00.31] [02:12.44]From the school yard [02:13.58]Changing room [02:14.69]Playing field [02:15.97]Bathroom [02:16.82]Phone box [02:17.93]Office blocks [02:19.09]Corners turn around [02:20.54]They keep doubting the flame' tossing the blame [02:23.21]Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates [02:25.31]And they're ripping them down' stamping the ground [02:27.74]Picture gathers dust in the bar [02:29.30]Only takes one tree' to make a thousand matches [02:33.88]Only takes one match' to burn A thousand trees [02:41.32] [02:42.21]A thousand trees [02:45.75] [02:46.50]A thousand trees [02:50.03] [02:50.62]A thousand trees