Daddy what's a tree were they as tall as me
Was there really such a thing as fishes in the sea
Daddy is it true that the skies were clear and blue
Was the face of nature really green daddy what's a tree

Walk along the country road count the rusty canyons
Listen to the painful cry of a tired and dyin' land
If careless men keep taking there'll be nothing left to leave
Think about tomorrow child on his daddy's knee
Sayin' daddy what's a tree...

Go down to the river watch the poison waters flow
See the concrete jungle where a corncrop used to grow
Think about the death we owe to the air we breathe today
Think about tomorrow child on his daddy's knee
Sayin' daddy what's a tree...
Daddy what's a tree...