[Verse 1]
My dad woke up the yard again
Pointed at a branch, said, “Look, that bend”
He knows each leaf like a family tree
But I just want my orange juice, let me be
He talks oak, pine, and bark all day
Names every trunk like it’s on display
By lunch he’s still on roots and rings
I’m like, “Dad, you’ve said a hundred things”
[Pre-Chorus]
He leans in close with that serious face
Like the forest just might need a case
I try to nod, I try to grin
Then here he goes again
[Chorus]
I call him the Lorax
He speaks for the trees
The Lorax, the Lorax
And the whole front yard agrees
He won’t stop talking
About bark and seeds
I call him the Lorax
He talks for the trees (for the trees)
[Verse 2]
At the hardware store, he found a sapling stand
Held up one pot like it was treasure in his hand
He said, “This one’s got promise, this one’s got grace”
I said, “Dad, it’s a twig with a plastic base”
In the backyard, he pats the soil
Like every little sprout earned all his loyal toil
He gives those branches pep talks too
Then looks right at me like, “You got one too”
[Pre-Chorus]
I swear he hears a secret in the wind
And every single seed has to be his friend
I roll my eyes, but I still know
He loves it, and I know
[Chorus]
I call him the Lorax
He speaks for the trees
The Lorax, the Lorax
And the whole front yard agrees
He won’t stop talking
About bark and seeds
I call him the Lorax
He talks for the trees (for the trees)
[Bridge]
But when the storm came hard that night
He stood by the window, calm and bright
Said, “Those old oaks will make it through”
And somehow that sounded like him too
So go ahead, dad, keep up the speech
Keep naming every branch you see
I’ll laugh, I’ll groan, I’ll play along
‘Cause your tree talk is where you belong
[Chorus]
I call him the Lorax
He speaks for the trees
The Lorax, the Lorax
And the whole front yard agrees
He won’t stop talking
About bark and seeds
I call him the Lorax
He talks for the trees (for the trees)