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I see the morning paper, I crumble it to bits
Cause it's bad again
How long will it take us?
To find out that this is it
Until it's bad again?
The leaves are falling
The leaves are falling
Turning over and over the leaves are turning over
Getting colder and colder, the leaves are turning over
Why do so many races, fight while our children play?
Will we melt away? Try and they'll take your best friend
Try and they'll take your head
For caring about, for caring about
The leaves are falling
The leaves are falling
Turning over and over the leaves are turning over
Getting colder and colder, the leaves are turning over
Will we care again?
Will we care again?
Everyone passes on and believes in what they want to
If we heal, we can feel something that we didn't want to
There's a sign for the time, you can read it if you want to
Or everyone will become, numb
They're falling
They're falling
They're falling
They're falling
They're falling

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rjbucs28 On Jun 25, 2003

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2003-06-25 20:09:33

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by CRYN_OUT

22y ago

This was the first song I ever heard from Ours back in 2002. I love the simplicity of the lyrics, yet how it seems to have so much emotional meaning.

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