October Song

I'll sing you this October song
 There's no song before it
 The words and tune are none of my own
 For my joys and sorrows bore it
 Beside the sea the brambly briars
 ln the still of evening
 Birds fly out behind the sun
 And with them l'll be leaving
 The faIIen leaves that jewel the ground
 They know the art of dying
 And leave with joy their glad gold hearts
 In scarlet shadows Iying
 When hunger calls my footsteps home
 The morning follows after
 l swim the seas within my mind
 And the pine trees laugh green Iaughter
 l used to search for happiness
 l used to follow pleasure
 But l found a door behind my mind
 And that's the greatest treasure
 For rulers like to lay down laws
 And rebels like to break them
 And the poor priests like to walk in chains
 l met a man whose name was time
 He said I must be going
 But just how long ago that was
 l have no way of knowing
 Somelimes l want to murder time
 Sometimes when my heart's aching
 But mostly l just stroll along
 The path that he is taking
 l'll sing you this October Song
 There is no song before it
 The words and tune are none of my own
 For my joys and sorrows bore it
 Beside the sea the brambly briars
 In the cool of evening
 The birds fly out behind the sun
 And with them l'll be Ieaving