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 craziness too Holding on to 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 wandered what kind of life they led Walked into a castle ruin Of gentry that had fled For some of them they had endless hoping For some of them crazy too Holding on to 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 Leaves are falling Autumn leaves are falling Leaves are falling Autumn leaves are falling