I saw the autumn leaves peel up off the street,
Take wing on the balmy breeze and sweep you off your feet
You blushed as they scooped you up on sugar maple wings,
To gaze down on the city below, ablaze with wondrous things
Downy feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhere
Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn't want to live there
I wouldn't wanna live there
Weighed down by heavy lids and lunar lullabies,
I knew you were wide awake because you smile with your eyes
Downy feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhere
Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn't want to live there
From the green belt balcony, the wildfires look so pretty
Ponderosa canopy, I'd never leave if it were up to me
To the ruby redwood tree, and to the velvet climbing ivy:
Painted all mahogany, I'd never leave if it were up to me

With a starry brush, paint the dusk venetian blue,
Because in the evening hush, you'll never believe the view
And when the leaves return and their whisperings fill the night,
They'll freeze and burn where fire and ice collide
Can you feel a silk embrace in the satin air?
If we dissolve without a trace, will the real world even care?
Downy feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhere
Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn't want to live there
The twilight deepens and the city is suddenly ablaze with shimmery enchantment
I saw the autumn leaves peel up off the street,
Take wing on the balmy breeze and sweep you off your feet