October Song

I'll sing you this

October song

There's no song before it

The words and tune are none of my own

For my joys and sorrows bore it

Beside the sea the brambly briars ln the still of evening

Birds fly out behind the sun

And with them l'll be leaving

The faIIen leaves that jewel the ground

They know the art of dying

And leave with joy their glad gold hearts

In scarlet shadows

Iying When hunger calls my footsteps home

The morning follows after l swim the seas within my mind

And the pine trees laugh green

Iaughter l used to search for happiness l used to follow pleasure

But l found a door behind my mind

And that's the greatest treasure

For rulers like to lay down laws

And rebels like to break them

And the poor priests like to walk in chains l met a man whose name was time

He said I must be going

But just how long ago that was l have no way of knowing

Somelimes l want to murder time

Sometimes when my heart's aching

But mostly l just stroll along

The path that he is taking l'll sing you this

October Song

There is no song before it

The words and tune are none of my own

For my joys and sorrows bore it

Beside the sea the brambly briars

In the cool of evening

The birds fly out behind the sun

And with them l'll be

Ieaving