I was hoping you might stay It's been a year today And the cold wind that you blow Might turn to snow The movement that he makes He's got fear in his eyes And the falling leaves around Will they ever touch the ground? Now the paint has peeled away Leaving scars today Through the actions that he's shown Thought he might have known But the boy has had his day He's put his fears aside And the falling leaves around Will they ever touch the ground? Now the paint has peeled away Leaving scars today Through the actions that he's shown Thought he might have known But the boy has had his day He's put his fears aside And the falling leaves around Will they ever touch the ground? I was hoping you might stay It's been a year today And the cold wind that you blow Might turn to snow The movement that he makes He's got fire in his eyes And the falling leaves around Will they ever touch the ground?