The Trees Lyrics - Spirit Of The Radio: 1974-1987 - Rush

There is unrest in the forest, 

There is trouble with the trees, 

For the maples want more sunlight 

And the oaks ignore their pleas. 

The trouble with the maples, 

(And they're quite convinced they're right) 

They say the oaks are just too lofty 

And they grab up all the light. 

But the oaks can't help their feelings 

If they like the way they're made. 

And they wonder why the maples 

Can't be happy in their shade. 

There is trouble in the forest, 

And the creatures all have fled, 

As the maples scream, "Oppression" 

And the oaks just shake their heads 

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So the maples formed a union 

And demanded equal rights. 

They say, "The oaks are just too greedy; 

We will make them give us light." 

Now there's no more oak oppression, 

For they passed a noble law, 

And the trees are all kept equal 

By hatchet, axe, and saw. 

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