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SomewhereupinMichigan · 03-30-2003, 04:22 PM

I always thought this song was about man's abuse of the mighty redwood trees in California...and Mother Nature's resulting grief. Anyone have other ideas? The song was written at about the time when the plight of the Redwoods was much in the national environmental news.

03-30-2003, 04:22 PM	#3
SomewhereupinMichigan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Owosso and Houghton Lake, MI Posts: 403	I always thought this song was about man's abuse of the mighty redwood trees in California...and Mother Nature's resulting grief. Anyone have other ideas? The song was written at about the time when the plight of the Redwoods was much in the national environmental news.