Tall Stands Of Timber

Tall Stands Of Timber 
@Rick Lang/Ted De Mille 
Deep in the forests in the shadows of the mountains 
The boy was always at his father’s side 
No taller than a sapling among the mighty evergreens 
On his daddy’s shoulders he would ride 
Father and his son lived for every season 
In harmony with the oaks and the pines
Knew the roots ran deep beneath those hardwood trees 
He learned to trust in Natures wise design 
His daddy knew the names of every tree in the forest   
Taught the boy how each one could be used,
Wide pine boards for their cabin floor  
White birches to build their own canoes, 
Chorus 
Tall stands of timber reaching for the sky  
Sturdy as the granite on the mountain side 
No matter where life took him, the boy would still remember 
Walking with his dad through those tall standard timber 
One day the boy would come back to visit the home place  
Hike the trail through their Timber stands 
With his own son on his shoulders, shared his father’s wisdom 
Passed along his love for the land