When the leaves fell away to December

Sitting as if alone on the front porch steps

Holding on to the last of the embers

And you stared at the dark

As if cursing the stars

I wanted to hold you then



I wish I could lift away

Your veil that's colored with pain

But I don't know what to say anymore

Cause every time I try

To be there by your side

You build your walls up high and turn away

Darlin I love you

And that'll never fade



Well I know it surrounds you babe

All the weight of the world that drags you down

And you can't find the ways to explain it

But I see in your eyes

Your searchin for quiet

And I wanna help you find it



I wish I could lift away

Your veil that's colored with pain

But I don't know what to say anymore

Cause every time I try

To be there by your side

You build your walls up high and turn away

Darlin I love you

And that'll never fade