Nine years ago We were all dressed to go On with our lives With a burning inside And this willow tree That you gave to me We left to die in the sun When the rains did not come Because it's a long way to come to regret. Yeah it's a long way to come. You look at me now As we fathom out how We survived the onslaught That the ages have wrought And this this willow tree That you gave to me It survives and remains Through the wind and the rain Because it's a long way to come to regret Yeah it's a long way to come