leaves that are green

Singer: paul simon

i was twenty-one years when i wrote this song. im twenty-two now but i wont be for long

time hurries on. and the leaves that are green turn to brown

and they wither with the wind

and they crumble in your hand. once my heart was filled with the love of a girl. i held her close

but she faded in the night

like a poem i meant to write. and the leaves that are green turn to brown

and they wither with the wind

and they crumble in your hand. i threw a pebble in a brook

and watched the ripples run away

and they never made a sound. and the leaves that are green turned to brown

and they wither with the wind

and they crumble in your hand. hello

hello

hello

good-bye

good-bye

good-bye

good-bye

thats all there is. and the leaves that are green turned to brown

and they wither with the wind

and they crumble in your hand.

Lyric Context: leaves that are green - paul simon