Wendy Schettig

Lyrics

There’s a red rosy leaf on the maple tree
The sun has been coming up slow
The breeze is much cooler than it used to be
The birds are getting restless to go.

August has simmered into the ground
September has shivered the trees
October’s unbound. I awake to the sound
Of the wild and ongoing geese

And I can remember when I was young
I’d play in the leaves and the warm autumn sun
And I never would tire of the smoke from the fireplaces
Wisped through the October breeze.

There’s a red rosy leaf on the maple tree
The sun has been coming up slow
The breeze is much cooler than it used to be
The birds are getting restless to go.

October’s a time when I realize that I
Feel guilty for not loving more in my life
The dry leaves are falling they seem to be calling me
Open your heart and your eyes

The world is so lovely I wish I could say
How much I appreciate living each day
October you’ve put me back in my cradle
You’ve caught me I won’t get away.

There’s a red rosy leaf on the maple tree
The sun has been coming up slow
The breeze is much cooler than it used to be
The birds are getting restless to go.