SOUTHERN TREES Lyrics

We get so high, did you ever realise 
The things you do, they will come back to haunt you 
Did you read the sign, did you have to make up all those lies 
In misspent youth, it will all come back some time 

Southern trees bear a strange fruit 
Blood on the leaves, and blood at the root 

After all this time, the years don't mean that much to you 
And part of me cries, as the days and the months pass by 
Can you feel the pressure of life, raining down on you 
And part of me dies, dies, because love can be compromised 

Southern trees bear a strange fruit 
Blood on the leaves, and blood at the root 
Santa magnolia, and blood at the root 
Southern trees