Verse 1:
You cut me down a tree
And brought it back to me
And that’s what made me see
Where I was going wrong
You put me on a shelf
And kept me for yourself
I can only blame myself
You can only blame me

Chorus:
And I could write a song
A hundred miles long
Well, that’s where I belong
And you belong with me
And I could write it down
Or spread it all around
Get lost, and then get found
Or swallowed in the sea

Verse 2:
You put me on a line
And hung me out to dry
And darling, that’s when I
Decided to go see
You cut me down to size
And opened up my eyes
Made me realize
What I could not see

Chorus:
And I could write a book
The one they’ll say that shook
The world, and then it took
It took it back from me
And I could write it down
Or spread it all around
Get lost, and then get found
And you’ll come back to me
Not swallowed in the sea

Bridge:
(Ooh, ah)
(Ooh, ah)

Chorus:
And I could write a song
A hundred miles long
Well, that’s where I belong
And you belong with me
The streets you’re walking on
A thousand houses long
Well, that’s where I belong
And you belong with me

Breakdown:
Oh, what good is it to live
With nothing left to give?
Forget, but not forgive
Not loving all you see
All the streets you’re walking on
A thousand houses long
Well, that’s where I belong
And you belong with me
Not swallowed in the sea

Outro:
You belong with me
Not swallowed in the sea
Yeah, you belong with me
Not swallowed in the sea