I met you at a party
Or on a crowded street
Silent singularity when glances chanced to meet
You looked into my glasses
Said you'd seen a ghost
Tried my best to make you smile
As we come in so close
I had been to cleveland
You had been to jail
You seemed to be recovering
But I felt a little pail
First it was on seventeenth above the hardware store
There we lived with seven cats all named for seven dwarfs

But like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all

You were workin as a grave robber
You could do your job at night
I was living hand to mouth
Just looking for a fight
The reason why we parted
It ain't that hard to find
I was always busy and you never had the time
Well, the reason why we parted
It ain't that hard to see
But I was never sure if I left you or you left me

But like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all

And when it was all over
I lost myself in work
You got married to a lawyer painting murals in New York
And though it seems a milllion miles ago
Since I saw the light
The hours flowed by nervously
Like warships in the night
And sometimes I've been corrupted
But I've never been in love
And I began to realize that that's just where I was
So I packed up my possessions
Caught an east bound train
Met you in Ohio
Sleeping in the rain

But like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all

So now we're goin back again
Its not where we began
With rules and regulations
But no real kind of plan
I've learned my lesson well
No mistakes at all
Once you find yourself true love
You just keep holding on

Cause like leaves and kings
All things must fall
No diamond ring's gonna
Cut through it all
Now, out of the dark, out of the blue
Like leaves and kings I've fallen in love with you