I came to town to search for gold
And I brought with me a memory
And I seem to hear the night wind cry
"Go hang your dreams on the hangin' tree
Your dreams of love that could never be (could never be)
Hang your faded dreams on the hangin' tree!" (the hangin tree)
I searched for gold and I found my gold
And I found a girl who loved just me
And I wished that I could love her too
But I'd left my heart on the hangin' tree
I'd left my heart with a memory (a memory)
And a faded dream on the hangin' tree (the hangin tree)
Now there were men who craved my gold
And meant to take my gold from me
When a man is gone he needs no gold
So they carried me to the hangin' tree
To join my dreams and a memory (a memory)
Yes, they carried me to the hangin' tree (the hangin tree)
To really live you must almost die
And it happened just that way with me
They took the gold and set me free
And I walked away from the hangin' tree
I walked away from the hangin' tree (the hangin tree)
And my own true love
She walked with me
That's when I knew that the hangin' tree
Was a tree of life
New life for me
A tree of hope
New hope for me
A tree of love
New love for me
The hangin' tree (the hangin tree)
The hangin' tree (the hangin tree)
The hangin' tree