(chorus)   The leaves were down   Long before the autumn winds arrived   The leaves were down   Long before the autumn winds arrived         Why didn't you hear me   All the times I told you that love was gone   No you never heard me   'Cause I know there was too much on your mind         (refrain)   Runnin' around in a circle, (tryin' to catch up to myself)   Runnin' out of time   Losin' myself in the darkness, (every time I played my hand)   I was losin' every time    I knew I'd given all that I could give   That's why it had to end this way, (this way)      [repeat chorus]      I know that I hurt you   At a time you needed me there   Yes you did, yes I know (yes I know)   But my heart had been broken   And my mind was no longer there   I had to go, yes I did       [repeat refrain]      [The leaves were down   Long before the autumn winds arrived]   Long before the autumn winds arrived   [The leaves were down]   Before the summer sun had gone   [Long before the autumn winds arrived]   I'm sorry that it had to be this way...      Love was gone...      [repeat chorus]