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Artist/Band: Simon And Garfunkel
Lyrics for Song: Leaves That Are Green
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - Simon And Garfunkel



I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song
IÂ’m twenty-three now, but I wonÂ’t be for long
Time hurries on
And the leaves that are green turn to brown
And they whither with the wind
And they crumble in your hand

Once my heart was filled with love of a girl
I held her close, but she faded in the night
Like a poem I meant to write
And the leaves that are green turn to brown
And they whither with the wind
And they crumble in your hand

I threw a pebble in a brook
And watched the ripples run away
And they never made a sound
And the leaves that are green turn to brown
And they whither with the wind
And they crumble in your hand

Hello, hello
Hello, hello
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
ThatÂ’s all there is
And the leaves that are green turn to brown


Leaves That Are Green

Simon and Garfunkel's "Leaves That Are Green" stands as a poignant example of their acoustic folk-rock style, characterized by Paul Simon's intricate guitar work and Art Garfunkel's melodic, conversational vocals. Released during the duo's most commercially successful period, the track exemplifies their signature ability to weave personal narrative with universal themes of nature and transience. The song features a gentle, driving rhythm that underscores the lyrical focus on the fleeting beauty of the season, a motif central to their broader body of work. As a staple of their live performances and studio recordings, it remains a defining piece of the 1960s American folk revival, showcasing the band's mastery of storytelling through music without relying on heavy production or complex arrangements.


Album Lyrics: Other Songs - Simon And Garfunkel


Simon And Garfunkel
"Other Songs - Simon And Garfunkel"


1. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover.
2. 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
3. 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night
4. A Church Is Burning
5. A Most Peculiar Man
6. A Poem On The Underground Wall
7. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert
8. America
9. An American Tune
10. April Come She Will
11. At The Zoo
12. Baby Driver
13. Barbriallen
14. Benedictus, (Original Latin Version)
15. Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
16. Bleecker Street
17. Blues Run The Game(Lyrics by Jackson C. Frank)
18. Bookends
19. Bookends?Old Friends
20. Bridge Over Troubled Water
21. Bye Bye Love
22. Cecelia
23. Cecilia
24. Citizen Of The Planet
25. Cloudy
26. Dangling Conversation
27. El Condor Pasa
28. Fakin' It
29. Feeling Groovy (59th St. Bridge Song)
30. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
31. For Emily,Whenever I May Find Her
32. Hazy Shade Of Winter
33. He Was My Brother
34. Homeward Bound
35. I Am A Rock
36. Kathy's Song
37. Keep The Customer Satisfied
38. Kodachrome
39. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
40. Late In The Evening
41. Leaves That Are Green
42. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
43. Mrs Robinson
44. My Little Town
45. Old Friends/Bookends
46. Richard Cory
47. Rose Of Aberdine
48. Save The Life Of My Child
49. Scarborough Fair-Canticle
50. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
51. Slip Sliding Away
52. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
53. Song For The Asking
54. Sparrow
55. The Boxer
56. The Dangling Conversation
57. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
58. The Only Living Boy In New York
59. The Sounds Of Silence
60. The Sun Is Burning
61. Wednesday Morning 3:Am
62. Why Don't You Write Me?
63. Bonus Track: Citizen Of The Planet
64. Graceland
65. Gumboots
66. I Know What I Know
67. Mabellene
68. Proof
69. She Moves On
70. Song About The Moon
71. The Boy In The Bubble
72. The Obvious Child
73. Think Too Much (A)
74. We'll Never Say Goodbye