She sweeps the fallen leaves into a pile in the old garden
like collecting something from her old days gone by
Slipping , slipping
through her wrinkled fingers
No matter how kindly she touches
No matter how many times she tries
Fading , fading
through the ordinary days
Her moments fade day by day
So I pick up the pieces
of her heart she lost and I will keep holding them
Till she knocks on heavens door
Even if I became a stranger to you
a stranger
a stranger
a stranger
She sweeps the fallen leaves into a pile in the old garden
like collecting something from her old days gone by
Turning , turning
Only time goes by between us
No matter how much we deny
No matter how many times we try
Fading , fading
through the ordinary days
her moments fade day by day
So I pick up the pieces
of her heart she lost and I will keep holding them
Till she knocks on heavens door
Even if I became a stranger to you
a stranger
a stranger
a stranger
like collecting something from her old days gone by
Slipping , slipping
through her wrinkled fingers
No matter how kindly she touches
No matter how many times she tries
Fading , fading
through the ordinary days
Her moments fade day by day
So I pick up the pieces
of her heart she lost and I will keep holding them
Till she knocks on heavens door
Even if I became a stranger to you
a stranger
a stranger
a stranger
She sweeps the fallen leaves into a pile in the old garden
like collecting something from her old days gone by
Turning , turning
Only time goes by between us
No matter how much we deny
No matter how many times we try
Fading , fading
through the ordinary days
her moments fade day by day
So I pick up the pieces
of her heart she lost and I will keep holding them
Till she knocks on heavens door
Even if I became a stranger to you
a stranger
a stranger
a stranger
