Leaves In The River Lyrics - Singles - Sea Wolf

I met a girl on Halloween 

When she was lost, and I was drunk 

And it was dark and cold out when we left 

And as we walked the rain started 

The leaves softened with every step 

And all around us people slept alone with their dreams 

The wind came down from up the planes 

And blew the leaves all through the streets 

I wondered how far leaves could really fly 

Would they rest in suburb yards 

Or make it to the city 

Or would they end up in the river just to float away 

She pointed to a small brick house 

And said it was where she grew up 

The lights were out, she asked if we could stop for awhile 

Her hair was still just getting wet 

The water running down her neck 

Collecting in the hand print in cement beneath her feet 

Apparently there'd been a death 

Someone close and nothing left 

Because she hadn't left him in the end 

I saw her blush when I asked 

If she always talked like that 

She said it only happened when she drank 

And later on I felt her hand 

Slipping into my cold fist 

She promised me a kiss as soon as we got home 

Her costume had begun to tear 

She ran ahead and turned to me 

Her laughter echoed through the empty streets