Gonna buy some wood every size and length   Gonna build it good using all my strength   Gonna clear the land where the house will be   And start another branch of the family tree      Gonna chalk a line and lay a walnut floor   Build the walls of pine and hang a cherry door   I'll cut the beams above from mahogany   And I'll get the love from the family tree      I've wandered far and I've walked alone   Till the morning star finally led me home   Now I'm here to stay where I was meant to be   Living in the shade of the family tree      Gonna fill this place like my daddy did   With a friendly face and a bunch of kids   Even though he's gone he's a part of me   As I carry on this family tree      Girl, the wind may blow and the clouds may come   Bringing ice and snow, blocking out the sun   The earth may quake and the ground may freeze   They will never shake this family tree      I've wandered far and I've walked alone   Till the morning star finally led me home   Now I'm here to stay where I was meant to be   Living in the shade of the family tree      Mama look at him, don't he look like me   He's the latest limb on the family tree      Now I'm here to stay where I was meant to be   Living in the shade of the family tree   Now I'm here to stay where I was meant to be   Living in the shade of the family tree