The Fall

It's been a while, my friend Counting days don't seem to end I haven't spoken to my poor mom since I can't remember when It's hard when someone knows just where you've been So come around my dear Take a rest right here And I will share your pain - I've seen it all Hot summer nights is where we started But it's been cold since when we parted You used to tell me we'd get through it all We were flying, how could we have seen the fall? Still the Hudson flows Guess that's just the way it goes I've been checking on the leaves to see if they've turned brown and gold Who made time so slow? I watch the sun come up Strangers fill my cup Empty out the bag, it's making noise Run down my heart with many lovers Hide my head under the covers The wind is blowing - hear it at the wall Yeah all that time we were just laughing through the fall And don't you ask me how I've been I wore that chain every day, as if it were a ring And it hurt so bad to see you, so please next time keep walking As for the rest of you - please don't ask me to sing. So don't look down No, you won't see the ground Just a life that passes by you while you float Hot summer nights is where we started But it's been cold since when we parted At the Bowery's where I heard the angels call I thought it was the end then I recalled the fall I thought it was goodbye then I recalled the fall