[Intro]
(x2)
[Verse 1]
Standing at th
e bus stop wit
h my shopping
in my hands
When im over h
earing elder l
adies as the r
umours start t
o fly
You can hear e
m in the schoo
lyard, in a sc
rapyard, in a
chip shop,
in a phone box
, in the pool
hall, at the s
hoe store, eve
ry corner turn
ed around
[Verse 2]
It started wit
h a schoolgirl
, who was runn
ing, running h
ome to her mum
and dad
She told them
she was playin
g, in the chan
ge room of her
local footbal
l side
They said tell
us again, so
she told them
again, they sa
id tell us the
truth they
found it hard
to believe
cause he taugh
t our steve, h
e even trained
me, taught un
cle John Who's
a father of
three
[Chorus]
But it only ta
kes one tree,
to make a thou
sand matches
It only takes
one match, to
burn a thousan
d trees, a tho
usand trees
[Verse 3]
You see it in
the classroom,
in the swimmi
ng pool, where
the matchstic
k men are made
In the scouts
hall, at the f
ootball, where
the wise we t
rust are paid
They all honur
his name, he
did alot for t
he game
He got his nam
e knocked up a
bove the sport
s ground gates
But now there
ripping them d
own, stamping
the ground, pi
cture gathers
dust
behind the bar
in the lounge
[Chorus]
But it only ta
kes one tree,
to make a thou
sand matches
It only takes
one match, to
burn a thousan
d trees, a tho
usand trees
[Bridge]
Wake up, smell
the rain
Shake up he's
back to stay
He hasnt been
on a holiday
His growing se
eds dont belie
ve why he's be
en, yeaah
(x2)
[Verse 4] (mellow)
Away in the sc
hoolyard, chan
ge room, playi
ng fields bath
room
Phonebox, offi
ce box, every
corner turned
around,
They keep doub
ting the flame
, tossing the
blame,
He got his nam
e knocked up a
bove the sport
s ground gates
,
But now there
ripping them d
own, stamping
the ground,
Picture gather
s dust behind
the bar in the
lounge
[Chorus]
But it only ta
kes one tree,
to make a thou
sand matches,
It only takes
one match, to
burn a thousan
d treees.