See how the leaves are green Growing bigger than my hand You know that when they fall again I'll be back from where I've been Coming back from where I've been Two dollar bill left in a drawer Wish I had a couple more It'd take my working blues away If I could buy you anything And put a stone on that old ring See how the summer starts to fade Each time you open up your eyes A little closer to the line And what's on the other side What's on the other side People leave and don't return While life's left pushing through the ferns Birds fly free across the sky We watch them by and by They're on the other side See how the leaves are green Growing bigger than my hand You know that when they fall again I'll be back from where I've been Coming back from where I've been