We jumped the gate And tempted fate You picked a wild bouquet And seized another day And summer sighed Through dappled light And carried us away Like falling leaves in flight Isn't it just beautiful? The fire in the autumn trees Don't weep for summer lying still Slain amongst the fallen leaves Under the moon We heard a tune That flickered like a flame And ended all too soon Who's to blame For all this change The long-forgotten truth Nothing can stay the same Isn't it just beautiful? The fire in the autumn trees Don't weep for summer lying still Slain amongst the fallen leaves We thought the world was now or never And set off down the path We only wanted to live forever Is that too much to ask We thought the world was now or never And set off down the path We only wanted to live forever Is that too much to ask