Verse IA Oh lord, won't you leave meA
Leave me on my kneeFs?
Cause I belong to the ground noGw
And it belongs to theeA
And oh lord, won't you leave meA
Leave me just like thisF?
Cause I belong to the ground noGw
I want no more than thisA
How I long for the autumnA
The sun keeps burning deeFp
Every stone in this cityG keeps reminding me of ya
A Can you protect meA
from what I want?
The Flove I let in, it Gleft me so lostChorusA Mother,G make meF
Make me a Gbig tall tree
A So I canG shed my Fleaves and let it Gblow through me
A Mother,G make meF
Make me a Gbig grey cloud
A So I canG rain on Fyou things I can't say out Aloud.AFG.
Verse IIA All these couples are kissingA
And I can't stand the heaFt
I lost my shoes and left the Gparty
I wander in the streetA
I put my feet into the fountainA
The statues all asleeFp
No use wishing on the waGter
It grants you no reliefChorusA Mother,G make meF
Make me a Gbird of prey
A So I canG rise abFove this, let it Gfall away
A Mother,G make meF
Make me a Gsong so sweet
A HeavenG trembles,F fallen at our feet.AAFG.
