Forest outside Winston-Salem open your eyes Churning burgundy and carmel leaves And the grey Carolina skies Offers wind So I can float on by The grey Carolina skies Offers home tonight Like a ferris wheel Oh, spinning by Like a ferris wheel Oh, October's slipping by October's slipping by, yeah Naked are the meadows The copper times have gone Without the lights from heaven Purlow leaves are winter's sun Grey Carolina skies Offers wind So I can float on by Grey Carolina skies Offers home tonight Home tonight Like a ferris wheel Oh, spinning by Like a ferris wheel Oh, October's slipping by, yeah October's slipping by, yeah ♪ Western coast I flew Early in November Violet and orange Paint highway times Blue California skies Offers wind So I can float on by Blue California skies Offers home tonight Home tonight Like a ferris wheel Oh, spinning by Like a ferris wheel Oh, it's spinning by, yeah Like a ferris wheel Oh, it's spinning by Like a ferris wheel Oh, October's slipping by, yeah November's slipping by, yeah Oo, December's slipping by December's slipping by