I am old woman beech by the river
To the warm sun I reach, caregiver
I lull the sleeper, secret keeper

And here I stand, I gaze on the new
From this great north land
Like me they grew, grew

When the boy he carved his name, the stars were shinin'
And the girl she did the same, the moon was smilin'
Their love grew deeper, secret keeper

When the boy worked underground my roots could hear him
And the girl, her belly round, was always near him
Their love grew deeper, secret keeper

And here I stand, I gaze on the new
From this great north land
Like me they grew, grew

I have seen the skyline shift as I've grown older
Let the future be a gift as it grows bolder
My roots grow deeper, secret keeper

Then a boy with eyes I know, he stands beneath me
He's brought a girl with him to show the names carved in me
Our roots grow deeper, secret keeper

And here I stand, I gaze on the new
From this great north land
Like me they grew, grew
Like me they grew, grew