Leaves That Are Green

I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song
 I'm twenty-two now, but I won't be for long
 Time hurries on
 And the leaves that are green turn to brown
 And they wither with the wind
 And they crumble in your hand
 Once my heart was filled with the love of a girl
 I held her close, but she faded in the night
 Like a poem I meant to write
 And the leaves that are green turn to brown
 And they wither with the wind
 And they crumble in your hand
 I threw a pebble in a brook
 And watched the ripples run away
 And they never made a sound
 And the leaves that are green turn to brown
 And they wither with the wind
 And they crumble in your hand
 Hello, hello, hello, hello
 Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
 That's all there is
 And the leaves that are green turn to brown