Hawk

[Chorus 1]
I cut wood for a living
Well up here in the woods for nobody to see
It ain't much, trees keep on giving
I make a little money and that's alright by me

[Verse 1]
At the end of the week
I'm coming down off the hill
Loaded up truck heading down
To the river and the new sawmill
I save a little money for gas
Save a little money to cover my bills
Take a little down to the liquor store
Head back up the hill

[Chorus 2]
Well, I walked up here alone
When she walked out about fifteen years go
I thought I'd find a place to breathe
These tall oak trees don't seem to bother me

[Verse 2]
When the sun goes down
I clean and put the saw away
That's the only time I have to think
About things if I had stayed
I sit and drink a beer or two
Strum a couple chords and whistle a tune
Laugh out loud at the people downtown
'Cause that's what's there to do

[Chorus 3]
Oh, I'm just a simple man
I get by off my work on the land
I'm tried and true as the day she went away
Well, up here cutting wood is all I can do

[Chorus 3]
Oh, I'm just a simple man
I get by off my work on the land
I'm tried and true as the day she went away
Well, up here cutting wood is all I can do

[Chorus 4]
I work alone for a reason
I can move at my pace and whistle my favorite tunes
And other folks say I'm crazy
If anything went wrong we'd never know what happened to you

[Verse 3]
Those tall oak trees
One day got the best of me
Barber chair cut and a tall tree falling
Caught me right below the knees
I knew that my days was through
What the people downtown had said was true
But I made my peace as I whistled my tune
That's all that I could do