Story Behind The Song
I began writing this song in 1979 when I lived in Paris. Couldn't get it right. I finished it in 2003.
| Song Length |
5:21 |
Genre |
Jazz - Standards, Blues - Modern |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Moving |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Divorce |
| Similar Artists |
Ella Fitzgerald, Melissa Etheridge |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
Dead Leaves (You Don?t Love Me Anymore)
Marghi Allen
(c) 2003
Dead leaves
On the sidewalk
Smoke fumes
From the traffic
I?ve been having bad dreams
Since our last talk
Won?t you tell me
Where?s the magic
You gave me
With your first smile
Saved for me
In your kisses
It was so strong
But its gone now
Just can?t keep from reminiscing
About the good times we?ve had together
But you don?t love me anymore
Last night
I watched the TV
Til midnight
Then I tried to read
In bed
Til I was sleepy
But the night passed
And I could not sleep
I just lay there
In the lamplight
And stared
At the ceiling
Wondered where you were spending the night
I knew you weren?t feeling
All the sweet love
I have to give you
Cause you don?t love me anymore.
We both made a promise
That we would stand by each other
Heaven laid her magic on us
So how can you leave me for another
You say you have to end it
You say, that I?ll recover
Its not what you intended
But you can?t help it, you just love her
And I?ll have to live without you
Cause you just don?t love me anymore