Carolee Carmello - The Story of the Tucks lyrics

Mae Tuck: Once upon a time Once upon a time Can I start like that? Miles Tuck: Should't start like that Mae: Be patient with me, Winnie I've never told this before Once there was a man A Man with a wife and a family Jesse Tuck: That's Miles and me Mae: Jesse, let me tell the story I don't want to start a war We tore from the west to settle in the east Looking for a farm or some land at least Jesse: Get to the part where I fall from the tree Miles: No, you've got it all wrong Mae: Miles, Jesse Then we found a wood Jesse: Yes, we found a wood Can you guess which wood Winnie: Mine? Jesse: You're good Mae: Where we found ourselves a clearing And camped for the night Just the four of us Miles: Plus the cat and the horse They play a crucial part Mae: Yes, Miles of course We slept by a spring near an old ash tree Jesse: And that's where I carved a "T" Mae: Jesse! Miles: In the morning In the morning Miles, Jesse, Mae: We had no way of knowing Without even thinking we drank from the spring Who knew that spring would change everything? Mae: Except for the horse Everybody drank Even the cat Miles: Remember that? Jesse: You can lead a horse to water Miles: I think she knows the phrase May: So days went by Then months Then years With an ordinary life Miles: So it appears May: The old horse died at 25 Jesse: But the cat was still alive Miles: We weren't changing Jesse: We weren't changing Mae: We weren't changing Miles: We weren't growing Jesse: We weren't growing All three: We had no way of knowing Nobody was thinking It's because of the spring Who knew that spring would change everything Mae: The town began to talk Jesse: People shied away Winnie look at me They were so outraged Winnie listen here though We hadn't aged Our lives in pious Our looks perverse I survived a great fall He survived much worse Miles: Shut up Jesse Mae: Jesse: Still we didn't know Yes of course we knew Didn't know the spring How could we not know though Was the cause of it Or where we'd sit on the delicate balance Between a blessing and a curse The greatest family In the universe Miles: Don't confuse the girl All three: The cat and the horse The "T" on the tree The drink that changed us eternally That's our secret keep it locked up tight Winnie: But I still don't understand Miles: Enough Alright We're not aging We're not growing And none of us know why Once upon a time we drank from your spring And now we'll never die Jesse: And that's the story of the Tucks The end