The Oak Tree

The oak tree stood for many years, it's many stories yet untold
today we share it's historic past, great adventures will unfold
planted in the 1800's by a family that had bravely journeyed west
in honor of their lost daughter, in her name the tree was blessed

built a life on land they farmed, many hardships were endured
droughts common in these parts, crops could never be assured
years went by, wagons came, bringing both harmony and strife
the mighty oak slowly grew watching a new town spring to life

over a span of eighty years this small town turns into a city
underneath the mighty oak hippy's form a protest committee
"make love not war" shouted loud, peace signs seen everywhere
police arrive to intervene, the stench of teargas soon hits the air

now to the present day the mighty oak begins to show it's age
so much history it has seen, a book with adventures on each page
some say if you watch and listen closely at the tree's haunting glow
one can hear a young girl say goodnight to those she left long ago