Big Red Tree

(John MacPherson Allan)

A song about a guy who is a bit of a 'fringe dweller' a longs for some company

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Verse 1
10 years have gone by so fast
Whereʼs the time go I knew it wouldnʼt last
Sheʼs been gone a long time now
Got to stop living in the past

Verse 2
I work in a coal mine got to get up at 5
Breathed in so much dust lucky to be alive
Down under the ground until my shift ends
Working in the darkness drives me round the bend
When I get home I sit on my porch
Wishing for someone Iʼm nearly at an end

Chorus
Way out here with the big bright stars
Near the end of town just past the tar
I live down by the big red tree
Need somebody to stay with me

Verse 3
I go into town spend some time at a bar
Thereʼs never many people got to drive too far
After a few drinks you find some courage that you never had 
Make a fool of yourself on the small dance floor
The band finish playing around 10
You stand there crying out for more

Chorus
Way out here with the big bright stars
Near the end of town just past the tar
I live down by the big red tree
Need somebody to stay with me

Verse 4
I saw her in the local store
She was single I asked around before
I knew her husband divorced her last year
She lives on the edge of town by the old weir
Go to make my introductions
I suck at this stuff scared of rejection

Verse 5
Well we hit it off she makes me feel good
Sit together on my porch like a couple should
Maybe sheʼll move in sometime soon
And we can spend nights looking up at the moon

Verse 6
Now weʼre busy planning for a June wedding
Itʼs moving pretty fast good to be in love again
The time I had alone taught me a few things
About patience and the emotional shape I was in
It just goes to show if you wait you will receive
Now Iʼm here with her I can start to believe

Chorus
Way out here with the big bright stars 
Near the end of town just past the tar 
I live down by the big red tree
Will you come down and live with me
© John MacPherson Allan 2023