If you leave tonight my old friend Will I ever see you again? If the grass is high and the river is low How are you ever gonna get where you need to go? The stars burn out but we still see their light And you're gonna be long gone before any of us knows what was wrong or right It ain't about the time we're losin' Or all the things we'll have to leave behind Now I feel like a leaf tremblin' on the branch at summer's end Just waitin' on a little gust of wind to come and take my hand It's all right go on and do as you like There ain't much here to hold you now but the peace that only comes in the night We all knew there wasn't much we could say or do Except to drive you home when you got too drunk and hope the sun would see you through It ain't about the time we're losin' Or all the things we'll have to leave behind Sometimes when you look too close it ain't the truth you find And I'm waitin' on a little gust of wind to come and take my mind It ain't about the time we're losin' And all the things we'll have to leave behind Don't push me 'cause I'm close to the edge Waitin' on a little gust of wind to come and take my hand