I In the shade of a weeping willow Once I played as an innocent child And the earth was my only pillow As I gazed at the clouds pa**ing by II What became of the weeping willow? Branches bare cracking concrete and grime Swaying there in the freeway's shadow, From the breeze of a car pa**ing by Refrain See them pa**ing by, See them pa**ing by There it sways in the freeway's shadow, In the breeze of a car pa**ing by III So I cried for the weeping willow And the dead rustling leaves replied There is so little time for sorrow When your life is pa**ing you by Refrain See them pa**ing by, See them pa**ing by There is so little time for sorrow When you're life is just pa**ing you by