Leaves And Kings
Josh Ritter

I met you at a party or on a crowded street

A silent singularity when glances chanced to meet

You looked into my glasses, said you'd seen a ghost

I tried my best to make you smile as we calypsoed close


I have been to Cleveland and you have been to jail

You seem to be recovering but I felt a little pale

Our house it was on 17th, above a hardware store

And there we lived with seven cats all named for seven dwarfs


But like leaves and kings

All things must fall

No diamond ring's

Gonna cut through it all


You were working as a graverobber

You could do your job at night

I was living hand to mouth just looking for a fight


The reason why we parted it ain't that hard to find

I was always busy, and you never had the time

Well the reason why we parted, it ain't that hard to see

But I was never sure if I left you or you left me


But like leaves and kings

All things must fall

No diamond ring's

Gonna cut through it all


And when it was all over I lost myself in work

You got married to a lawyer, painting murals in New York


(You got married to a dentist, building bridges in New York)

And though it seems a million miles ago since I saw the light

The hours flowed by nervously like warships in the night


Many times I've been corrupted but I've never been in love

I began to realize that that's just where I was

So I packed up my possessions and caught an east bound train

Met you in Ohio sleeping in the rain


But like leaves and kings

All things must fall

No diamond ring's

Gonna cut through it all


So now we're going back again to start where we began

With rules and regulations but no real kind of plan

I've learned my lesson well with no mistakes at all

Once you find yourself true love you just keep holding on


Like leaves and kings

All things must fall

No diamond ring's

Gonna cut through it all


But now out of the dark

Out of the blue

Like leaves and kings

I've fallen in love with you


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Lyrics by Josh Ritter

  A Big Enough Sky   A Certain Light   A Country Song   Angels on Her Shoulders   Anne   Another New World   Baby That's Not All   Bad Actress   Beautiful Night   Birds of the Meadow   Bone Of Song   Bone Of Song [Solo Acoustic] [*]   Bonfire   Bright Smile   California   California [Solo Acoustic] [*]   Can't Go To Sleep (Without You)   Can’t Go to Sleep (Without You)   Come and Find Me   Come and Find Me [Solo Acoustic][*]   Cumberland   Darlin'   Drive Away   Edge of the World   Evil Eye   Getting Ready to Get Down   Girl in the War [Album Version]   Girl in the War [DVD][Live]   Golden Age Of Radio   Golden Age of Radio [Live][*]   Harrisburg   Harrisburg [Solo Acoustic][*]   Heart's Ease   Henrietta, Indiana   Here At The Right Time   Homecoming   Hopeful   Horrible Qualities/Stuck to You   Hotel Song   I’m Not Afraid   Idaho [DVD][Live]   Idaho [Live]   In the Dark [DVD][Live]   In Your Arms Again   In Your Arms Awhile   Joy to You Baby   Kathleen   Kathleen [Live]   Kathleen [Live][*]   Kathleen [Solo Acoustic] [*]   Kathleen Intro [Live]   Last Ditch Effort (See You Try)   Lawrence, KS (Can't Leave This World Behind)   Lawrence, KS [Solo Acoustic][*]   Leaving   Leaving [Live]   Leaving [Solo Acoustic][*]   Lighthouse Fire   Lights   Lillian, Egypt [Multimedia Track]   Lock   Love Is Making Its Way Back Home   Make Me Down   Man Burning   Man Burning [Solo Acoustic] [*]   Me & Jiggs [Live]   Me & Jiggs [Solo Acoustic][*]   Mexican Home   My Man On a Horse Is Here   Next to the Last Romantic   Nightmares   Open Doors   Other Side   Other Side [Jackdrag Remix][*]   Other Side [Solo Acoustic][*]   Paint Your Picture   Potter's Wheel   Rainslicker   Rattling Locks (Hesta Prynn Remix)   Right Moves   Roll On   Roll On [Solo Acoustic][*]   Save Me a Place   See Me Through   Seeing Me Around   Snow Is Gone   Snow Is Gone [*][Multimedia Track]   Snow Is Gone [DVD][Live]   Snow Is Gone [Live]   Snow Is Gone [Live][*]   Song For The Fireflies   Spot in My Heart   The Appleblossom Rag   The Remnant (Wallpaper Remix)   The Stone   The Temptation Of Adam   Thin Blue Flame   Thin Blue Flame [Live]   Third Arm   To The Dogs Or Whoever   Tonight You Belong to Me (Gene Austin cover)   Vapour Trail (Paul Noonan cover)   Wait for Love (You Know You Will)   Wait for Love [Yo Know You Will]   Where the Night Goes   Why   Wild Goose   Wings   Wings [Solo Acoustic] [*]   You Don't Make It Easy Babe   You've Got The Moon   Young Moses

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