Leaving October

<br>(drew womack/tom douglas)<br><br><br><br>The autumn leaves they rush outside my window<br><br>Like theyve got something so important they must do<br><br>Sara will be home now any minute<br><br>She likes her third grade teacher and looks<br><br>So much like you<br><br><br><br>I struck a match to light the furnace in the hallway<br><br>I could smell the summer dust burning in the vent<br><br>Its just another thing that brings<br><br>Your memory back to me<br><br>I think that sara knows Im troubled<br><br>By that scent, she reads my mind<br><br><br><br>Im just fine til the end of september<br><br>Then I remember losing you october 89<br><br>If I live in the past, theres no future<br><br>Im looking forward to leaving october behind<br><br><br><br>Theres a girl I really like down at the office<br><br>Me and sara asked her out for new years eve<br><br>It made me cry when I told her all about us<br><br>But sara says theres nothing wrong with me<br><br>It just takes time<br><br><br><br>Im just fine til the end of september<br><br>Then I remember losing you october 89<br><br>If I live in the past, theres no future<br><br>Im looking forward to leaving october behind<br><br><br><br>All things work for good<br><br>Has become my favorite verse<br><br>Sara told me that they would<br><br>But when the nights get cold<br><br>And the leaves turn rust and gold<br><br>Thats when your memory hurts<br><br><br><br>Im just fine til the end of september<br><br>Then I remember losing you october 89<br><br>If I live in the past, theres no future<br><br>Im looking forward to leaving october behind