standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands and I'm over hearing older ladies as the rumours start to fly you can hear them in the school yard, scrap yard, chip shop,phone box in the pool hall at the shoe stall every corner turned around.

it started with the school girl who was running, running home to her mam and dad told them she was playing in the change room of the local football side they said tell us again so she told them again they said tell us the truth they found it hard to believe cause he taught our steve even trained me taught uncle john who's a father of three

but it only takes one tree to make a thousand matches

only takes one match to burn a thousand trees

you see it in the class room in the swimming pool where the match stick men are made at the scouts hall at the football where the wise we trust are paid they all honour his name he did a lot for the game got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates but now they're ripping it down stamping the ground pictures gather dust behind the bar in the lounge

it only takes one tree to make a thousand matches

only takes one match to burn a thousand trees

wake up smell the rain shake up he's back to stay hasn't been on a holiday growin seeds don't believe why he's been away

in the school yard change room playing fields bathroom phone box office blocks every corner turned around they keep doubting the flame tossing the blame got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates now they're rippin it down stamping the ground picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge

it only takes one tree to make a thousand matches

only takes one match to burn a thousand trees