Story Behind The Song

Loosely based on Tom Perrota's novel "Little Children".

Song Description

A single man tries to woo a woman away from an unhappy marriage

Lyrics

The Cherry Tree


I've been burning all night
The thought of you is driving me crazy
In the small hours the torment of being alone
This chemistry, the frequency, can you get the message I'm sending?
This thing is a monster and it is going to swallow me whole

The Cherry Tree
The Cherry Tree
Little children in the backyard looking at the cherry tree.

I've been burning all night
I lie awake and stare at the ceiling
My husband is sleeping, my lovely man, he just doesn't know...
I've been living a lie, everyday another stellar performance
But my guard is slowly dropping, the cracks are all beginning to show

The Cherry Tree
The Cherry Tree
Little children in the backyard looking at the cherry tree
There's a snake in the bedroom
The King is going to lose his clothes
Little children in the backyard looking at the cherry tree

I've been burning all night...

Pretty baby come with me, the truth is your only salvation
But if I come with you, that will be the end of my world
We'll gather up the rubble and build a castle worthy of greatness
Baby don't you see? This lie is everything that I know

Baby don't you see? This lie is everything that I know

The Cherry Tree
The Cherry Tree
Little children in the backyard looking at the Cherry Tree
There's a snake in the bedroom
The King is going to lose his clothes
Little children in the backyard looking at the cherry tree

Little children in the backyard looking at the cherry tree