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If I Were A Tree

from Walnut Street by Julian Cartwright

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You blessed me with your breeze, Lord,
so that I could burn anew.
But if I were a tree, Lord,
I would shelter you.

I walked by when you showed your face inside my soul.
I walked so bravely out into the bitter cold.
It was nothing to you to give me everything I have.
And I gave you nothing in return, feeling so very glad.
That is what we grown-up people do.
But if I were a tree, Lord,
I would shelter you.

I know it’s not my place to regulate
what other people do.
I’d say a prayer for them,
but I’d be praying for me too.

You blessed me with your breeze, Lord,
so that I could breathe anew.
And if I were a tree, Lord,
I would shelter you.

And there’s nowhere I won’t go to hide,
I spit and run and kick all through the night.
Why don’t you give me roots,
so I am held within your sight?
If you gave me golden leaves, God,
that would be all right.

You blessed me with your breeze, Lord,
so that I could burn anew.
And if I were a tree, Lord,
I would shelter you.

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from Walnut Street, released August 21, 2015

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Julian Cartwright is a songwriter, instrumentalist, composer and arranger based in the Philadelphia area. Instagram @julian.cartwright.songs

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