Family Tree Lyrics

Leaves, watching leaves, falling leaves
Off of the family tree
Leaves, watching leaves, falling leaves
Off of the family tree

Sister Mary's got a problem
She ain't got enough to buy anything for herself (oh no)
Much less someone else, oh
Brother Bobby's mighty worried
He can't get a job, so he might have to rob a bank
God knows who's to thank

As for me, as for me, as for me
I'm just sitting here watching leaves falling off the family tree
Yeah, oh

Cousin Carrie had a baby
She's feeling pretty bad, 'cause she had to use her daddy's name
Now who can she blame?
Uncle Moses going crazy
He never dreamed it once that his little girl would bring him disgrace
Now who can he face?

As for me, as for me, as for me
I'm just sitting here watching leaves falling off the family tree
Yeah, yeah, yeah

If we were all together
There'd be memories to treasure
But all the family seems
Are lost between reality and dreams

Mama, she ain't quite the same
Now that Mary's found a way to buy anything that she needs
Oh, selling love on the streets, yeah
Daddy never seemed to worry
He spends all his time drinking up every dime in sight
No, that just ain't right (no, no)

As for me, as for me, as for me
I'm just sitting here watching leaves falling off the family tree
Yeah, uh-huh
That's what I'm doing, y'all
Sitting here watching leaves falling off the family tree
Hey, hey, hey, hey, woo
I'm just sitting here watching leaves falling off the family tree
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Off of the family tree

I'm sittin', watching leaves, falling leaves
Off of the family tree

I'm sitting here watching leaves falling off the family tree
Falling leaves, off of the family tree
Hey, sitting here watching leaves falling off the family tree
Hey, I'm watching leaves falling off the tree
Oh, it's so sad to see, but I'm just sitting
Here watching leaves falling off the family tree
Oh, I can't stand it no more, I'm watching my children
I'm sitting here watching leaves falling off the family tree
Hey, falling leaves, off of the family tree

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