October Leaves

I stumbled in at 3a.m.
But you didn't want to
I tried again at half-past-ten
You still didn't want to

Your hips have this way
of saying no way
An impenetrable barricade

Something I said
Something I did
What's made you so defensive

Something you've heard
Something you've learned
The season's changing
It's for the worse

You used to call me on your break
But you've been so busy
You used to bring me tomato soup
You keep forgetting

As the grounds keeper rakes up the October leaves
It occurs to me trees can't hide anything

Something I said
Something I did
You've been acting so distant

Something you've heard
Something you've learned
The trees are barrin
The leaves have turned

The days when we made it
The world was green
Now that autumn has fallen
Everything's changed

October leaves
October leaves
October leaves
October leaves

I woke up this morning
You were off to work
No kisses, no coffee
No morning paper.