well my little brother said im not afraid gonna
cut my finger with a razor blade gonna
go downtown and hang out in hotel lobbies
and smoke cigarettes all day

athletes and actresses wasted away
the leaves turned yellow and their hair turned gray
and they prayed to the silence of stormy september
that someone who knew them before would remember

and father lies fitfully five fathom deep
stay with me baby wont you go to sleep
stay with me baby wont you go to sleep

happy little hipsters had lunch on the train they drank
steaming coffee and looked out at the rain it came
down in sheets like gray silk at the window
just to disappear and to come down again

well didnt that satisfaction sure feel strange i
hoped and i prayed that my mood wouldnt change
and i sat in the silence of stormy october
and tried to enjoy it before it was over and

scent of the autumn was mellow and sweet
sing to me baby wont you comfort me
sing to me baby wont you comfort me


dont be gone

though autumn is fleeting and winter is long
though dissatisfaction is painfully strong
though life is determined to drag you along

you may find that surrender means
finding a way to hold on


well my little brother said i dont understand why i cant
drive to the airport while im holding your hand
and i guess in the end i found something like freedom
but it wasnt remotely in the way that id planned

cause you remember things that i dont remember
and you can see ahead til next september
strange as the face of the harvest moon
or the taste of an apple
thats been picked too soon and

take what you make of it
take it to keep
stay with me baby wont you go to sleep
stay with me baby wont you go to sleep