I've returned to north Ohio
Leaves are falling
And the sky is grey

I crossed that bridge on the Maumee River
Come to see my grandmother's grave
High on a hill

The rain is gently falling
In the grass
By the stone that bears her her name

Life comes and goes
And flickers like a candle
Still the spirit of love

Forever stays the same

Tonight in my dreams

I go back to linger
In a life not long ago
That I once knew

To a girl I loved
And rooms I remember
Just like a ghost who is lost

I'm wandering through
My heart is aching
With a thousand joys and sorrows

In my sleep
In my dreams
I call her name

Life comes and goes
And flickers like a candle
Still the spirit of love

Forever stays the same

Tonight I felt the summer ending

In the darkness ever softly
She slipped on by
Down in the field

At the four roads crossing
I watched the flashing
Last blue stars of the fireflies

I stood there on the ground
Where my ancestors lay sleeping
In this land

They lived and loved
Now they dream in the rain
Life comes and goes

And flickers like a candle
Still the spirit of love
Forever stays the same

Oh Lord yes it does
Forever stays the same