Autumn leaves are falling 'round us Time to gather all those many thoughts Of all the things that might have been Or gained at such a cost For some of us there's endless hoping For some of us a craziness, too Holding onto better reasons Works for me and you, you know it's true
And when the stakes are higher Never play with fire Leave it alone
I wandered through a country churchyard And wondered what kind of life they led Walked into a castle ruin Of gentry that had fled For some of them had endless hoping Some of them crazy, too Holding onto better reasons We'll never truly know
Those trees will tumble down on a stormy day And those leaves will fade away, fade away
The autumn leaves are falling 'round us I'm here to gather all my many thoughts Of all the things that might have been As the ground has turned to frost