The autumn is orange Pretty words from a sonnet But poetry is dead to me Cause I can't feel the winter Or the warmth of burning timber Yes promises long gone Have left me numb Oh promises They ain't easy Cause when the wind blows And its breezy My promises don't last So if you don't mind me saying As the green trees are swaying That I don't care For promises I'd rather just say yes Purple hearted warriors And royal tin soldiers Have trampled me down in the mud But I'd played a fool once or twice And they fed me my rice But it all came crashing with a thud Oh promises They ain't easy Cause when the wind blows And its breezy My promises don't last So if you don't mind me saying As the green trees are swaying That I don't care For promises I'd rather just say yes And I'm hopin' and prayin' That this storm comes down Cause I can't keep lying no more And it ain't no fun when you're blinded by the sun And you just hope and you pray That its gonna be ok Cause you promised me Yeah you promised me Oh promises They come easy To the wicked and sleazy Please don't do me like that So if ya don't mind me saying As the petty thieves keep praying That I don't care For promises I'd rather just hear yes