[ti:Boys In The Trees] [ar:Carly Simon] [al:Clouds In My Coffee 1965-1995] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Boys In The Trees - Carly Simon [00:10.64]Written by:Carly Simon [00:21.28]I'm home again in my old narrow bed [00:26.62] [00:27.79]Where I grew tall and my feet hung over the end [00:33.16] [00:33.79]The low beam room with the window looking out [00:40.01]On the soft summer garden [00:45.01]Where the boys grew in the trees [00:51.89] [00:52.88]Here I grew guilty [00:55.30]And no one was at fault [00:57.92] [00:59.22]Frightened by the power in every innocent thought [01:04.51] [01:05.24]And the silent understanding passing down [01:11.85]From daughter to daughter [01:16.22] [01:16.79]Let the boys grow in the trees [01:22.99] [01:28.11]Do you go to them [01:30.42]Or do you let them come to you [01:34.40]Do you stand in back afraid that you'll intrude [01:40.67]Deny yourself and hope someone will see [01:46.70] [01:47.20]And live like a flower [01:51.54] [01:52.10]While the boys grew in the trees [01:57.78]La la la la la la la la la la la la [02:08.51]La la la la la la la la la la la la [02:17.56]Last night I slept in sheets the colour of fire [02:22.33] [02:23.22]Tonight I lie alone again [02:26.35]And I curse my own desires [02:29.15] [02:29.99]Sentenced first to burn and then to freeze [02:36.36]And watch by the window [02:41.29]Where the boys grew in the trees [02:47.17] [02:48.53]The boys grew in the trees [02:52.77]Boys in the trees