Forest For The Trees Lyrics - Ani Difranco

you wander into the forest 

following that shiny red ball 

and by the time you looked up 

you were lost, that's not all 

instead of being the hero boy 

he finds his way and emerges a man 

you just start cutting me down tree by tree 

as fast as you can 

oh say can you see me 

oh say can you see me 

oh say can you see me 

over here, over here 

you want me to tell you a story 

but I am weary of entertaining 

I'll have more to say when I'm happy 

'course then I'll have less to say 

'cause there's no me left for me 

no anecdotal term of ? here 

no wild adventures, except in darkness 

so dark, I'd rather not say 

oh say can you see me 

oh say can you see me 

oh say can you see me 

over here, over here, over here