[Verse 1]
Dirt under my nails
Little hole by the fence
I got one bare seedling
And a heart full of sense
Sunday in the backyard
Sun on the red brick
I press down the soil
Slow, firm, and quick
Tiny green promise
Leaning in my palm
I talk to that sapling
Like, grow up calm
[Pre-Chorus]
Rain gon' find you
Roots gon' dive deep
Wind gon' test you
Still, you won't sleep
I see it already
Long limbs in the sky
Kids duck under branches
As the years roll by
[Chorus]
Grow, little tree, grow
Grow, little tree, grow
Give us that cool shade
Let the whole block know
Grow, little tree, grow
Grow, little tree, grow
Spring in your hands
And your leaves all glow
[Verse 2]
One day that bark rough
One day that crown wide
One day my mom smile
Sittin' in your shade outside
Birds on your shoulder
Beans on the grill
Names carved in the memory
Time standing still
A place for the dog
A place for my peace
A place for the summer heat
To finally ease
[Pre-Chorus]
Rain gon' find you
Roots gon' dive deep
Wind gon' test you
Still, you won't sleep
I see it already
Long limbs in the sky
Kids duck under branches
As the years roll by
[Chorus]
Grow, little tree, grow
Grow, little tree, grow
Give us that cool shade
Let the whole block know
Grow, little tree, grow
Grow, little tree, grow
Spring in your hands
And your leaves all glow
[Bridge]
If I don't see it
I'll still plant mine
Future in the ground
That ain't lost, just shy
Every ring on your trunk
Tells what we can be
Small hands, big tomorrow
Standing up like a tree
[Chorus]
Grow, little tree, grow
Grow, little tree, grow
Give us that cool shade
Let the whole block know
Grow, little tree, grow
Grow, little tree, grow
Spring in your hands
And your leaves all glow