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 passing 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 passing by Refrain See them passing by, See them passing by There it sways in the freeway's shadow, In the breeze of a car passing 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 passing you by Refrain See them passing by, See them passing by There is so little time for sorrow When you're life is just passing you by IV I am just like a weeping willow Soon I'll bend and wither with time Try and taste what is sweet and mellow For the moment is passing you by For the moment is passing me by For the moment is passing me by