Well, there's a story I would like to tell But I don't know where to begin Well, it's pretty on the surface But it doesn't have an end Like a tree on fire from within I called up Mary to see how she's been She said she's never really had a friend Sure there's many folks around me But nobody truly found me Like a tree on fire from within And holy Moses Can ring a bell Doesn't matter if it's gold or tin The news inside, it means so much Even if it turns to dust Like a tree on fire from within And violet roses Give such a scent And it doesn't matter how long it's been Even a dead rose is a good rose You only have to see one to know Like a tree on fire from within