Trees (Rio Live Album Version) - Rush

There is unrest in the forest

Trouble with the trees

For the maples want more sunlight

And the oaks ignore their please

The trouble with the maples

And they're quite convinced they're right

They say the oaks are just too lofty

And they grab up all the light

But the oaks can't help their feelings

If they like the way they're made

And they wonder why the maples

Can't be happy in their shade

There is trouble in the forest

And the creatures all have fled

As the maples scream oppression

And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples

Formed a union

And demanded equal rights

The oaks are just too greedy

We will make them give us light

Now there's no more oak oppression

For they passed a noble law

And the trees

Are all kept equal

By hatchet

Axe

And saw