diff --git a/examples/s_expressions.rs b/examples/s_expressions.rs
index 20363ac..97813c5 100644
--- a/examples/s_expressions.rs
+++ b/examples/s_expressions.rs
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ impl Atom {
         Some(op)
     }
     fn text(&self) -> &str {
-        match self.0.green().children().next() {
+        let green = self.0.green();
+        match ArcBorrow::downgrade(green).children().next() {
             Some(rowan::NodeOrToken::Token(token)) => ArcBorrow::downgrade(token).text(),
             _ => unreachable!(),
         }
diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 3a38c66..84df679 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ impl<L: Language> SyntaxNode<L> {
         self.raw.text()
     }
 
-    pub fn green(&self) -> &GreenNode {
-        ArcBorrow::downgrade(self.raw.green())
+    pub fn green(&self) -> ArcBorrow<'_, GreenNode> {
+        self.raw.green()
     }
 
     pub fn parent(&self) -> Option<SyntaxNode<L>> {