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 had endless hoping   Some of them crazy too   Holding on to better reasons   We'll never truly know, oh      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