In the spring of my life she came to me

She brought sunshine where winter winds had blown

Then I took her for my wife in the spring of my life

And she brought me a joy I never known

And the years they went by in the spring of my life

And in summer she blessed me with a child

Love continued to grow in the summer of my life

And in every morning sun I saw her smile

In the autumn of my years I noticed the tears

And I knew that our lives was in the past

Though I've tried to pretend I knew it was the end

For the autumn of my life had come at last

Now just what do you say to a child only ten

How do you tell him that his daddy's goin' away

I wonder do I tell him that I reached the autumn of my life

And that perhaps he'll understand some cold winter's day

Now the rose can't be found on the snow covered ground

And the sun cannot shine through cloudy skies

But I'm richer you see for the years she gave to me

And I am content in the autumn of my life