Western Willow Tree

Verse 1

We could carve our names in a pine

But it'd go bad with the time

We could get a date in cement

But we'd tear the house down 'fore then

We could put our hands in a cast

But we both know plaster don't last

Chorus

So lay you down under the shade of my arm

Growin' deeper roots in the heart of this farm

I want a love that'll never go free

So let's plant our kiss beneath that western willow tree

Verse 2

We could make a vow in a church

But that preacher's seen a few first

We could head down to the courthouse, but

We've seen how fast those fade out

We could write it up on a page

But ink's gonna run with the rain

Chorus

So lay you down under the shade of my arm

Growin' deeper roots in the heart of this farm

I want a love that'll never go free

So let's plant our kiss beneath that western willow tree

Hook

Western willow tree

Guitar Solo

Bridge

'Cause honey, this love is evergreen

It's gonna stretch all the way to the top of yonder hill

It's gonna bend but it ain't never gonna break

It'll grow taller every year

And when we're old and grey and lookin' back

There's gonna be a hundred thousand memories

Hangin' off the branches of that

Chorus

Western willow tree

It's gonna be strong enough to hold us up

And long enough to pull us in

When the wind blows hard and the sun beats down

Our love's gonna shelter us

'Cause you're the shade I wanna lay in

And you're the only tree I need

So let's plant our kiss beneath that western willow tree

Outro

Yeah, we're gonna carve our names in the bark

Let 'em grow and stretch and mark

How this love has always been

And it always, always will be

Our little western willow tree