Maple Moves

Wake up,

wake up Don't sleep on the maple

They counted every ring like the tree was done growing Sap in

the vein and the north wind knowing Cold hands,

warm blood, boots in the gravel Whole crew rising with the leaf

on the flannel You can doubt the trunk,

you can bet on the fall But we stand up tall when

the hard months call

Roots too deep for a quick little frost Leaf turns red when

the line gets crossed Hands up high,

let the whole block know We been here,

now watch us grow

Don't sleep on the maple

We rise when the cold gets loud Don't sleep on the maple

Red leaf cutting through the crowd Turn that doubt to a table

We feed every name in the house Don't sleep on the maple

We are not backing down

From the mill town steps to the rink-side rail We got grit

in the grin and a stormproof sail No crown handed over,

no shortcut paved Just work in the marrow and names we saved

If you missed the first move,

better read the room Maple in the air like a flag in

bloom

One leaf, two hands,

whole line locked in Bark got scars but the branch won't bend

Say it once for the ones who stayed able Don't sleep,

don't sleep on the maple

Don't sleep on the maple

We rise when the cold gets loud Don't sleep on the maple

Red leaf cutting through the crowd Turn that doubt to a table

We feed every name in the house

Don't sleep on the maple We are not backing down

(yeah) we are not backing down

Don't sleep on the maple

Say it loud, say it now Don't sleep on the maple

We are not backing down