The sun sets so early in the day The flowers of the springtime have wilted away And what's left is cold and dark The bushes and the bark Nothing like an empty autumn day The days are getting darker much too fast The clear blue skies of summer days were not meant to last The fog approaches near I find it hard to hear the happy birds On this empty autumn day Blow wind Oh, wind Take all that's left Of the cold leaves Old leaves Make tomorrow new The sun sets so early in the day And it seems the frozen pavement is staying that way And now the fog won't clear There's nothing like that time of year Nothing like an empty autumn day Blow wind Oh, wind Take all that's left Of the cold leaves Old leaves Make tomorrow new The sun sets so early in the day And I know there's no use asking but I want it to stay And now the fog won't clear There's nothing like that time of year Nothing like an empty autumn Cold and weary, dreary autumn Nothing like an empty autumn day