The Real World (Album Version)

I saw the autumn leaves

Peel up off the street

Take wing on the balmy breeze

And sweep you off your feet

And you blushed as they scooped you up

On sugar maple wings

To gaze down on the city below

Ablaze with wondrous things

Downy feathers kiss your face

And flutter everywhere

Reality is a lovely place

But I wouldn't want to live there

I wouldn't want to live there

Weighed down by heavy lids and lunar lullabies

I knew you were wide awake

'Cause you smile with your eyes

Downy feathers kiss your face

And flutter everywhere

Reality is a lovely place

But I wouldn't want to live there

From the green belt balcony

The wildfires look so pretty

Ponderosa canopy

I'd never leave if it were up to me

To the ruby redwood tree

And to the velvet climbing ivy:

Painted all mahogany

I'd never leave if it were up to me

(If it were up to me)

With a starry brush

Paint the dusk venetian blue

'Cause in the evening hush

You'll never believe the view

And when the leaves return

And their whisperings fill the night

They'll freeze and burn where fire and ice collide

Where fire and ice collide

Can you feel a silk embrace in the satin air

If we dissolve without a trace

Will the real world even care

Downy feathers kiss your face

And flutter everywhere

Reality is a lovely place

But I wouldn't want to live there

I wouldn't want to live there

I saw the autumn leaves

Peel up off the street

Take wing on the balmy breeze

And sweep you off your feet