Oak Tree is a cautionary tale of deep rooted frustration.
Contains Explicit Lyrics.
lyrics
Oak Tree
Lyrics by TomToles
Quite the moonlit vision
So lovely in the dark
Smooth and lithe and graceful
Encased in Lethal Bark
It's like fucking an oak tree
Not that I would know
Maybe I expected too much too fast
But did it have to be this slow?
After three hot summers
And three long winters
What do I have to show for it?
Blisters and splinters
It's like fucking an oak tree
At least in one regard
Something looked so simple
Turned out pretty hard
Review the situation To see what I got
You walk away to better things
I'm stuck in this knot
Like fucking an oak tree
Against the grain
The beautiful thing you showed me
Just a lot of pain
It's like fucking an oak tree
I guess I'll never be free
If someday you return you'll see
All the acorns look just like me.
credits
from Lethal Bark Live at Busboys and Poets,
released May 10, 2013
Lethal Bark is
Tom Toles on drums and lead vocals.
Lee Drutman on Keyboards.
Pat Kehs on bass guitar.
Steven Rubin on guitar.
Isabella Varnish on violin.
Amy Schildge on vocals and multi-instruments.
Holly Santillo on vocals.
Original Songs by Tom Toles, Lee Drutman and Lethal Bark
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