The Iron Trees of Wolcott

Words and music by Joe Dickinson

Oh the iron trees of Wolcott

Stand guard over the city

And all I see is silence

As I cross the street

Horizon full of raindrops

The people all fall through them

And I can't help but wonder

What is really real

Oh the iron trees of Wolcott

Stand guard over the city

And all I see is silence

As I cross the street

The innocence of friendship

And laughing about nothing

Growing up too quickly

Leads to a black heart

Oh the iron trees of Wolcott

Stand guard over the city

And all I see is silence

As I cross the street

Now tell me something sister

Have you ever seen a rainbow

Have you ever felt so happy

You forgot to feel at all

Oh the iron trees of Wolcott

Stand guard over the city

And all I see is silence

As I cross the street

I saw a homeless person

I thought I'll give a dollar

But my wallet was empty

So I just passed by

Oh the iron trees of Wolcott

Stand guard over the city

And all I see is silence

As I cross the street

The weather doesn't phase me

I try to just ignore it

When the sidewalk's made of ice though

It's harder to ignore

Oh the iron trees of Wolcott

Stand guard over the city

And all I see is silence

As I cross the street

As I cross the street

As I cross the street

Copyright 2010 Joe Dickinson

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