Lyrics

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The sun rises once again over Independence County, on a beautiful Fall day
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And the leaves are covering the ground where the children play
Where the women all go to hear what the other women say
Where a boy told a girl he loved her

And the leaves cover the ground with such beautiful colors
And the young girls search for love away from their mothers, they meet up with the boys at night
They paint themselves up a ghostly white
So that they can catch the young boys' sights
And do all the wrong things, but they'll do them right
And a boy will tell a girl he loves her

And all the women know what the girls are doing, cause they once did it themselves
Yes all the women know what the girls are doing, except their own precious angels
Who live a proper life and live it well
And would never kiss a boy without a marriage spell
Well at least they'd never kiss and tell
And they'd never tell a boy they loved him

And now the girls are with the boys that liked them best
That they wooed with their good looks and the way they dressed, on those magic Fall nights
But now everything's not going so right
Cause the beautiful boys are going off to fight
Leaving them with babies and cold, lonely nights
And "Does my boy still love me?"

And the cold wind blowing east means winter's coming on, while the young poets sing their songs
But those beautiful leaves will soon blow on
And all the lovers of Fall will then be gone
Now they'll try to do the right things, but do them wrong
But that boy still loves her


© Sean Nolan