Hasn't it been along, hard climb Everything taken its own sweet time And hasn't there been some long lonely nights When you didn't think That anything would turn out right Oh, baby, come and lay by me In the cool, cool shade of that old oak tree You can go, oh, so high Payin' no mind to that long way down And you can paint a rainbow in the sky Just try to keep your both feet on the ground Oh, baby, come and lay by me In the cool, cool shade of that old oak tree Hey, can you see that sun outside Say, can you feel it deep inside Like a song, like a long lost friend Hasn't it been along, hard climb Everything taken its own sweet time And hasn't there been some long lonely nights When you didn't think That anything would turn out right Oh, baby, come and lay by me In the cool, cool shade of that old oak tree Oh, baby, come and lay by me In the cool, cool shade of that old oak tree