Well, in a house right by Where we went to junior high school This little number I'd seen Got together when we were 18 We could've grown old together If it wasn't so dull If I'd treated her a little bit better It didn't work out well, so I Moved along to someone else, and Though I loved her more Didn't make it past 24 No, no We could've grown old together If she wasn't so cold If she hadn't been a total shredder Leaves turn to the color of the dawn And the second you look away They're thinking of moving on, you know Leaves turn to the color of the sun So bright you look away, and all of a sudden Then there was this one with a duplex by 183 and 35 I almost had a wife Like my daddy, I'd've been 29 But no, no We could've grown old together If the truth had been told If I never would've found that letter Leaves turn to the color of the dawn And the second you look away They're thinking of moving on You know, leaves turn to the color of the sun So bright you look away, and all of a sudden, they're gone And in the alley between 37th and 38th street The woman of my dreams If we'd only met when we were 18 We could've grown old together If I'd have been more bold If I'd known how to treat her better But leaves turn to the color of the dawn And the second you look away They're thinking of moving on You know, leaves turn to the color of the sun So bright you look away, all of a sudden they're gone