Flags and Footprints

I'm looking for a reason why I see no shooting stars tonight
Just a sign that everything's alright to quiet me, to quiet me
Maybe all I hoped was wrong, maybe all I dreamed is gone
Maybe I was stupid all along for trying it, for trying it
But I believed in what you said
I trusted in your summer
Now the leaves are turning red
and soon they'll all be coming down
How can I go on
if hope is what keeps me alive
and I'm so uncertain?
It seems the more I look for you, the more I fail to find the truth
Maybe I'm affecting what I view with heavy veils and fairytales
Maybe my research was sound, but maybe I just fooled around
All flags and footprints, but nothing further down to find you, to find you
But I believed in what you said
I trusted in your summer
Now the leaves are turning red
and soon they'll all be coming down
How can I go on
if hope is what keeps me alive
and I'm so uncertain?
I guess I learned the hard way, or did I waste my time?
I never met you half way, but I crossed that line
And I believed in what you said
I trusted in your summer
Now the leaves are turning red
and soon they'll all be coming down
How can I go on
if hope is what keeps me alive?
Maybe someday I'll know why