The lonesome hours of autumn
Tekst : Øystein Berntsen
Melodi : Traditional

In the lonesome hours of autumn, with November on the rise
I walk along the river, in the wind as cold as ice
In thoughts I wander freely, as I see your charming smile
With your open arms to greet me, you have my heart beguiled

In my younger days a rover, I dreamt once to become
To travel the wide world over, where horizons eat the sun
But the road for me to travel, was not far distant shores
But the house of care and wisdom, where my love roams through the doors

As the gentle leaves are falling, hiding footsteps from the past
And the stormy winds are blowing, bringing winter home at last
My thoughts ride on to summer, as the autumn waves goodbye
And a church down by the river, bathing in the August light

As the darkness wraps around me, in the starshine’s lonely glow
The city lights reflecting, in the river as I go
In dreams I wander gently, down the isle for all to see
To tell you that I love you, and mine you’ll always be..