Falling Leaves

Kiss me in the autumn at the station, by the dry-cleaners
And fellas selling travel cards
Hold my hands and tell me that the fall will never leave me
And the actionettes won't break my heart
Write my name in marker pen across the local bus stop
I'll steal you all the books you love
Call the local paper and pretend we're getting married
I'll let you use my library card

You're a blindfold 'round my eyes
You're a navigation satellite
I'm a tightrope walker looking down at the sides

I don't know what happened with your sister and her mother
But I don't think they're impressed with me
I don't think they like what I've been doing with my life
But can't they see it's only temporary?
I can't help but worry that your friend thinks I'm a daydreamer
With aspirations quite naive
The only things worth chasing are the things that are creative
And I'm not talking accountancy

You're a red hotel on Mayfair
A superlative on a trip on Wordscore
I'm a battleship, you're a direct hit
And I'm sinking

And like falling leaves in autumn, you can
Sweep me up or pass me by
And like falling snow against your skin
Or cigarettes I can't pack in
And falling in with you is like
A Class A drug they couldn't ban
The photograph that made you smile
Sends a shiver down your spine
Gravity's got me falling indefinitely

I don't think it matters, your career path's in tatters
I can always take a course or two
Just tell me what you're thinking
Maybe when I'm finished singing
Yeah, I suppose this is a family tune
I think I'm addicted, I get panics when you're missing
I need patches when you're not around
I have conversations in my head, much on a party tune
You should have heard the things you said

Like an etching on my brain
Like a letter tacked on my DNA
You're a chip and bar, I'm the water that won't stay away

And like falling leaves in autumn, you can
Sweep me up or pass me by
And like falling snow against your skin
Or cigarettes I can't pack in
Like a blindfold 'round my eyes
Like a navigation satellite
And falling in with you is like
A Class A drug they couldn't ban
The photograph that makes you smile
Sends a shiver down your spine
Gravity's got me falling indefinitely

Tell me if it ever ends
You'll let me have my heart back in a single piece
You're the one I call after closing time
The night bus spins to the spellbinding sound of your voice