When I went outside this morning And now I couldn’t believe my eyes There was a beautiful tree in my back yard She was reaching for the skies And before I could get any closer She was all that I could see And I didn’t even seem to notice She was looking down at me She’s a tree Yeah, she’s a beautiful tree But I’m cutting her down So she spread across my back yard And tried to cover everything in sight And I was caught up in her beauty Before I noticed losing light And so I walked around in bare feet Until I felt that my grass had died So I would look at the sun but there was no fun 'Cause I couldn’t see the sky She’s a tree Yeah, she’s a beautiful tree But I’m cutting her down Satisfaction is no guarantee If you’re trying taking over me So I cut her down this morning And although it made me sad Then the sun came out and touched my face And I remembered what I had She’s a tree Yeah, she’s a beautiful tree But I’m cutting her down