From the recording MATCH: THE MUSICAL
Teddy and Pretzel sit at the piano as he talks of his philosophy of always striving to turn negativity and adversity into positivity and how we must always try to create our own realities, of Peace and Joy or we will become prisoner of "the dark side". They write and sing a song together with The Cherubs and Cal assisting on guitar and vocals.
Lyrics
The Tree of Peace and Joy Words and Music Robert Michael Turco and Karen Wallo © 2022
Put your troubles in a box
Then take a key and lock them up
Bury them in a hole in your mind
` And a tree will come up soon after
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Hug and kiss your tree every day
Whisper to it in the tenderest ways
Close your eyes and say a prayer
For your tree of peace and joy
Water that tree with tears of laughter and love
Watch your tree fill with your worlds happiest mourning doves
Look through your branches to the planets above
Toward a universe filled with undying love
Open your heart to heaven so close
Nurture your tree of peace and joy
The stars when they fall will be ripe and sweet
The stars when they fall will drop right to your feet
They will fill you up with goodness inside
Give thanks for your tree of peace and joy
` Water that tree with tears of laughter and love
Watch your tree fill with your worlds happiest mourning doves
Music and Vocal Harmony
So put your troubles in a box
Then take a key and lock them up
Bury them in a hole in your mind
And watch for a tree
Watch for a tree
Watch for your tree of peace and joy
Watch for your tree of peace and joy
(Music and Vocal Harmony to end)