Only now do I see the mistake In all the indifference that I faked What I had always meant to do Was never let you see how I saw you Now all the leaves are falling And you're no longer calling And all the color's fading Like this is the last fall As our hair and our patience grow thinner And we settle in for the long winter These olds regrets will magnify Only now do I see the mistake In all the wreckage in the rake I never wanted to be seen In the dying dream of staying green Now all the leaves have fallen And you'll soon be forgotten And the backyard is rotten Like every other fall