Lyric discussion by klemkb 

Cover art for Treetop Song lyrics by Mountain Goats, The

I don't really think this is necessarily what John had in mind when he wrote it, but to me, this song will always be about losing my virginity. Obviously, the song tells a literal story about a squirrel or something making it's first big jump from tree to tree, But this is really just a song about going for it, and doing what you know you're supposed to do even if it's kind of intimidating. Jumping into the known unknown to paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld.