Autumn

Sitting on a park bench on my own
 Trying hard to write a song about her
 But the words don't flow as fluently
 As I remember them to do for years
 In a week or so, I'll pack my bags
 And leave the town that I've called home forever
 But I hope the gentle breeze will carry me
 Across the seven seas to tell her
 Please, remember
 That it's always darkest just before the dawn
 Please, don't surrender
 Just another night with you and I'll be
 Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
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 Tomorrow is today
 Minus the things I never thought I'll hear me tell her
 But the memories of yesterday come creeping through
 The autumn haze of cold November
 In a year or so, I'll think of you
 And all the things we wish to do come twenty ever
 But in the time from now and then, I'll build
 Defences on my skin to shield the coldest winter
 Please, remember
 That it's always darkest just before the dawn
 Please, don't surrender
 Just another night with you and I'll be
 Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
 Now the cops are coming around to close
 The park is getting dark and growing shadows
 But I'll write my lines to that love of mine
 As I promised her so many years ago
 The leaves will break and fall
 The snow will trickle down upon the asphalt
 But she will rise up once again
 Knitted by the echo and she will call you home
 I watched the seasons as they change
 The puzzle pieces rearrange
 Like space between new lovers and old friends
 Like separated turtle doves
 The comfort we mistake for love
 Won't fill the empty spaces in the end
 But now it's getting late
 And I'm weary after waiting...