The leaves have turned and she has known   And she tells me she can't let him go   And she looks to the moon for answers   And she looks inside and she knows      She dresses by the window   Finds reflection in the pane   She looks towards the winter   And her hair falls around her like rain      She's sighing with september   She would like to run and hide   She's wrapped up in confusion   She unfolds like paper dolls   But she's flying as she falls      The birds have gone and she has known   For she follows the arc of their flight   And the softness has gone from the daylight   And the shadows have grown into night      She's sighing with september   She would like to run and hide   She's wrapped up in confusion   She unfolds like paper dolls   But she's flying as she falls      Soon will come cool october   It will rise all around her like fire   And she gathers her courage like harvest   And she gathers her thoughts and desires      She's sighing with september   She would like to run and hide   She's wrapped up in confusion   She unfolds like paper dolls   But she's flying as she falls      She will not run and hide   She will take it all in stride   And she will   She will   She will be flying as she falls