[Verse 1] The summer sun is fading as the year grows old, And shadows gather where the light once lay. The colder winds are learning how to find me, Now that you’ve been carried far away. [Verse 2] I watch the birds drift over the autumn sky, And one by one they vanish into blue. I wish that I could follow where they’re going, Anywhere the world might carry me to you. [Pre‑Chorus] You came like sunlight trembling through the branches, Soft as breath and warm as early rain. But like a leaf caught in a restless season, You slipped beyond my reach again. [Chorus] I turn my head to hide a tear— My life will be forever autumn Now you’re not here. The golden paths we used to wander Lie untouched this year. My life will be forever autumn Now you’re not here. [Verse 3] Through autumn’s golden gown we used to kick our way, Your laughter rising like a spark of fire. Now all those leaves lie still, untouched, unmoving— A quiet echo of a love that won’t expire. [Bridge] I know a man must answer to his calling, And yours was never mine to understand. The world will take the strongest hearts for keeping, And leave the rest of us to learn to stand. [Final Chorus] So I will stand, though winter chills me, I will stand, though nights grow long. I will hold the love you gave me— It’s the part of you that still feels strong. But every step through falling leaves Reminds me you’re not near. My life will be forever autumn Now you’re not here.
