Brooklyn Leaves (explicit)

[[VERSE 1]] She was a Brooklyn girl, so much so They named her Brooklynne, two Ns and an E. I was a country boy, so much so I didn’t know a city could hold such beauty. [[VERSE 2]] I met her on a sidewalk of endless gray Said I missed the silence of the trees. She said, “You’re a sad little boy in a way. Let me show you what no one else sees." [[CHORUS]] Brooklyn leaves in the autumn sun Orange, yellow, panes of red. You wonder what God has done By giving them beauty today When tomorrow they’ll be gone. [[VERSE 3]] You say it’s better to love and lose Than never to love anyone, how quaint. I say better to fuckin’ burn the fuse Breathe in the smoke before you faint. [[VERSE 4]] We didn’t think about tomorrow, Not even about the end of the day Inside each other, no time for sorrow Outside the quiet sun spins itself away [[CHORUS]] Brooklyn leaves in the autumn sun Orange, yellow, panes of red. You wonder what God has done By giving them beauty today When tomorrow they’ll be gone. [[BRIDGE]] In my rear view, Brooklyn leaves settle into place. Leaving Brooklyn, Brooklynne leaves nothing but empty space. Inside Brooklyn inside Brooklynne is exactly what we wanted. Brooklynne leaves Brooklyn leaves feeling slightly haunted. [[CHORUS]] Brooklyn leaves in the autumn sun Orange, yellow, pain of the dead. You’re asking what God has done By giving you beauty today When tomorrow she’ll be gone. [[OUTRO]] God, I’m taking your beauty away Because tomorrow she’ll be gone.