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I know the soil’s rich

But a bit unkempt

The seed was watered when

Your aging father wept…alone

My children all have grown

Maybe it’s too late

Then you see a sprout

Grow up between the weeds

You’ve finally figured out

Just what your father needs to know

Before he has to go

Eternity can’t wait

This tree longs to be

The best producer in the

History of man

I’ll do everything I can

With a strong root

I’ll be bearing fruit

I’m firmly planted in the

Absolute belief

That I need to be this tree

Watch the plant mature

Despite what it’s been through

The strongest plants endure

And finally even you

Arrived … just as your father died

Never is too late

It’s time to reap the field

And see just what you’ve sown

What type of fruit you yield

And if your garden’s grown

Around … the trees that were cut down

Eternity can’t wait

This tree longs to be

The best producer in the history of man

I’ll do everything I can

With a strong root I’ll be bearing fruit

I’m firmly planted in the absolute belief

That I need to be this tree

This plant just can’t

Grow to wilt and die

Then what hope have I?

This plant just can’t

Grow to wilt and die

Then what hope have I?

I know the soil’s rich

But a bit unkempt

The seed was watered when

Your aging father wept

Alone … my children all have grown

Maybe it’s too late

This tree longs to be

The best producer in the

History of man

I’ll do everything I can

With a strong root I’ll be bearing fruit

I’m firmly planted in the absolute belief

That I need to be this tree

This tree longs to be

The best producer in the history of man

I’ll do everything I can

(Copyright 2005 ã David Tetreault)