Autumn Boy - Working Week

AUTUMN BOY

STANDING IN THE SUNDAY RAIN,

CLIMBS A HILL,

WATCHES STARLINGS

FLYING HOME AGAIN.

AUTUMN BOY

GOT WINTER IN HIS EYES,

BUT THERE’S LOVE UNDERNEATH

THAT COLD BLUE SKY.

WATCH THAT BOY,

'CAUSE HE’S BURNING UP INSIDE,

HE’S SEEN HIS TOWN

FADE AWAY AND SLOWLY DIE.

ONCE THAT BOY

TRIED TO HITCH A RIDE,

LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND,

FORGET THE PAIN INSIDE.

IT’S NOT THAT HE’S

GROWING OLD,

OR FEELING THE CHANGE,

HE WANTS TO KICK IT ALL DOWN,

AND BUILD IT UP AGAIN.

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HE LOOKS AT

HIS FATHERS’S HANDS,

ALL DUSTY AND GREY,

HE LOOKS AT

HIS MOTHER’S EYES

THAT HIDE FROM THE DAY.

AUTUMN BOY…

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AUTUMN BOY

WANTS TO READ

EVERY BOOK IN SIGHT

WANTS TO RUN SO FAST,

WANTS TO TOUCH

EVERY SHAFT OF LIGHT.

AUTUMN BOY IS NOBODY’S FOOL,

BECAUSE WHEN WINTER COMES

THAT BOY WILL STILL LOVE YOU.