Eliza Carlson - Girl in the Tree

Oh, little girl in the sundress spinning round
Climbing in the trees summer days and jumping down
Hey little girl, keep smiling
Don't look down, don't look down
Oh, the world will try to tell you that you're better off
With your feet on the ground
But I think I was happier then than I ever am now
That I'm wandering the streets of the old ghost town
In my mind, oh whoa
Chasing fireflies in the backyard woods
Running wild, daydreaming just because we could
Saying 'you and I are gonna change the world'
Telling stories in the bay window
Wondering who we'll be when we grow up
Well, we're both older now and I still don't know
We moved from New York state to Pennsylvania
Then a few years later started calling West Virginia home
And I think I lost you somewhere along the road
Left you back when nineteen felt so far away
Thought I'd have it all figured out by my college days
But now I'm running in circles and I'm out of time to waste
Been caught up in some feelings, I keep it all in
Wishing I could turn back the tables of time
To when I knew everything
Before the walls started caving in
The girl in the tree, she's still watching me
Don't want to let her down
But the weight of the world is heavier now
These days my feet never seem to leave the ground
Oh, the girl in the tree, the best version of me
Knows herself better than anyone else
She can see everything, be anything that she dreams
Wish I could still be that
Little girl in the sundress spinning round
Climbing in the trees summer days and jumping down
Hey, little girl, keep smiling
Don't look down, don't look down
Oh, the world will try to tell you that you're better off
With your feet on the ground
But I think I was happier then than I ever am now
That I'm wandering the streets of the old ghost town
In my mind, oh it's all in my mind
Oh, I want to tell you that right now you're better off
With your head in the clouds
And you're going to be happier someday
Than you ever are now
While you're wandering the streets of the old ghost town
In your mind, oh, just give it time

Written by:
Eliza Carlson

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