Tree of Love

The tree of love grows mighty tall Living in the boughs, you pray it don't fall Eight miles high, two feet around It don't take a hurricane to blow it Down by the riverside Ain't nobody laying by your side You and me sitting in a tree H-A-N-G-I-N-G Out doing just about nothing Waiting for someone to cut me Down by the riverside Ain't nobody laying by your side I try to keep my mind straight Close my eyes and meditate You know, pacify desire I try to keep my mind straight Close my eyes and meditate Next thing I know, I'm climbin' higher Oh me, oh my I know I'm gonna die But I don't like saying goodbye So I'll go on pretending This love is never ending Down by the riverside Ain't nobody laying by your side Down by the riverside Ain't nobody laying by your side, oh