Lone Tree Standing - Tim O'Brien

Now the stars are fading in the morning light

And you’re warm beside me in the early bright

You’re the one I wanted, you’re the one I need

And I feel so safe here and I feel so free

I’d like to freeze this moment, I want to take this time

I want to keep it with me, I want to make it mine

But why cheat the future, why be afraid

Cause when you have what I have, you know you got it made

Like a lone tree standing on a mountain top

One that keeps on living, one that just can’t stop

That’s the kind of loving that I have for you

And when the storm is over, I’ll be there and true

Many times I’m humbled by the ways of life

And how a man can stumble onto fate’s sharp knife

But I’m never worried, no I’m never scared

When you’re here beside me, I know that I’ll be spared

Cause you don’t take chances, you don’t like loose talk

And your ways are constant, you’re a solid rock

You’re the one I wanted, you’re the one I need

And you showed me a new life and you helped me to be