Oh Redwood Tree, don't you recognize me? No it's not much time for you, but it's been decades for me. Oh Redwood Tree, sorry I had to leave. An eager mind and a teenage heart can get hooked on a dream. I saw the world, you saw my parents grow old. You've got your roots and I've got the wind, the wind in my soul. Don't know what you had when you're young. But you'll know what you had when it's gone. You'll know what you had. Oh Redwood Tree, now it's just you and me. Back then it was hard to stay and easy to leave. In the soft summer breeze, it's so simple to see. Time kept ticking back home while I was living for me. I saw the world, you saw my parents grow old. You've got your roots and I've got the wind, the wind in my soul. Don't know what you had when you're young. But you'll know what you had when it's gone. The only thing left of what used to be is you. The only thing left of what used to be is you. Old Redwood Tree, don't you recognize me? Oh, don't know what you had when you're young. Ooh, but you'll know what you had when it's gone. Ooh, don't know what you had when you're young. Ooh, but you'll know what you had when it's gone. You'll know what you had, Old Redwood Tree. Old Redwood Tree.