"The Fall" lyrics

It's been a while, my friend
Counting days don't seem to end
I haven't spoken to my poor mom since I can't remember when
It's hard when someone knows just where you've been

So come around, my dear
Take a rest right here
And I will share your pain, I've seen it all

Hot summer nights is where we started
But it's been cold since when we parted
You used to tell me we'd get through it all
We were flying, how could we have seen the fall?

Still the Hudson flows
Guess that's just the way it goes
I've been checking on the leaves to see if they've turned brown and gold
Who made time so slow?

I watch the sun come up
Strangers fill my cup
Empty out the bag, it's making noise

Run down my heart with many lovers
Hide my head under the covers
The wind is blowing, hear it at the wall
Yeah, all that time we were just laughing through the fall

And don't you ask me how I've been
I wore that chain every day, as if it were a ring
And it hurt so bad to see you, so please next time keep walking
As for the rest of you, please don't ask me to sing

So don't look down
No, you won't see the ground
Just a life that passes by you while you float

Hot summer nights is where we started
But it's been cold since when we parted
At The Bowery's where I heard the angels call
I thought it was the end, then I recalled the fall
I thought it was goodbye, then I recalled the fall