[Verse 1] I walk that old park path Under maple fires Paint on every branch Red, gold, and tired The sky leans low above Like a silver sheet Cool against my shoulders Soft beneath my feet [Pre-Chorus] Summer slipped away Like a train I missed But the ground keeps turning And I know this [Chorus] Autumn, you stay Autumn, you stay Gold on the trees And the cold on my face A thread of sunlight In the cold dark water Autumn, you stay And I’m saved once more [Verse 2] A bench by the pond Caught in russet light One bright ripple flashes Cuts the gray to white I watch the wind move through All the burning leaves Like a hand that promises What it always leaves [Pre-Chorus] Summer slipped away Still, I don’t feel lost If the world can turn back Then I can cross [Chorus] Autumn, you stay Autumn, you stay Gold on the trees And the cold on my face A thread of sunlight In the cold dark water Autumn, you stay And I’m saved once more [Bridge] I know the green will come I know the thaw will sing Buds will lift their small hands From the frozen things So I let this season Hold me where I stand All these falling colors Falling into my hands [Final Chorus] Autumn, you stay Autumn, you stay Gold on the trees And the cold on my face A thread of sunlight In the cold dark water Autumn, you stay And I’m saved once more Autumn, you stay Autumn, you stay I’ll walk it again When the season returns [ end ]
