[Verse 1] We were seventeen beside the river, Barefoot dancing where the banks turned gold, You carved our initials in the old bridge timber, Said we’d leave before the nights turned cold. Had a map tucked underneath your jacket, Two bus tickets and a borrowed car, You said, “Meet me when the sun starts falling, I’ll be waiting where the wild things are.” [Pre-Chorus] Mama said your daddy was a dangerous man, But I was too young to understand. [Chorus] Oh, October twilight, paint the sky in fire, We were two young hearts with a runaway desire. You swore forever underneath that fading light, I wore my Sunday dress and waited half the night. But the leaves kept falling, and the cold wind cried, I was seventeen when forever said goodbye. Oh, October twilight, tell me why you lied. [Verse 2] I waited till the streetlights flickered, Till the moon climbed high above the pines, Every truck that turned the corner Made me think you’d changed your mind. By morning, your front door stood wide open, Your old man said you’d gone away, Said a boy like you had bigger plans now, And a girl like me should learn to pray. [Pre-Chorus] I thought you chose the life he planned, Never knew the blood behind his hands. [Chorus] Oh, October twilight, paint the sky in fire, We were two young hearts with a runaway desire. You swore forever underneath that fading light, I wore my Sunday dress and waited half the night. But the leaves kept falling, and the cold wind cried, I was seventeen when forever said goodbye. Oh, October twilight, tell me why you lied. [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Twenty years gone, and your mama came to see me, With a letter she’d been frightened to unfold. Your daddy caught you packing up that evening, Said he’d bury me before he’d let you go. He locked you in the cellar till the morning, Put you on a train and made you swear That if you ever tried to find me, He’d make my family pay for what we shared. [Final Chorus] Oh, October twilight, you were never a liar, We were two young hearts caught inside his wire. You swore forever underneath that fading light, You were fighting for our love that very night. And the leaves kept falling, but now I know why, You didn’t leave me, you were forced to say goodbye. Oh, October twilight, I forgive you tonight. [Outro] I still walk that bridge when the leaves turn gold, With your letter pressed against my coat. We were seventeen, and the world was cruel, But I never stopped waiting for you. Oh, October twilight… I remember you.
