I was twenty-one years old
When I wrote this song
I'm twenty-two now

But I won't be for long
Time hurries on


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And the leaves that are green
Turn to brown

And they wither with the wind
And they crumble in your hand


Once my heart was filled
With the love of a girl
I held her close

But she faded in the night
Like a poem I meant to write


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I threw a pebble in a brook

And watched the ripples run away
And they never made a sound


{Chorus}

Hello, hello, hello, hello

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
That's all there is
And the leaves that are green

Turned to brown