Willie Nelson - Last Leaf on the Tree Album Lyrics

I'm the last leaf on the tree
The autumn took the rest
But it won't take me
I'm the last leaf on the tree

When the autumn wind blows
They're already gone
They flutter to the ground
They just can't hang on
When there's nothing in this world
That I ain't seen
I greet all the new ones
That are coming in green

I'm the last leaf on the tree
The autumn took the rest
But they won't take me
'Cause I'm the last leaf on the tree

They say I got staying power
Here on the tree
But I've been here since Eisenhower
And I've outlived even he

I'm the last leaf on the tree
The autumn took the rest
But they won't take me
I'm the last leaf on the tree

I fight off the snow
I fight off the hail
Nothing makes me go
I'm like some vestigial tail
I'll be here through eternity
If you wanna know how long
If they cut down this tree
I'll show up in a song

I'm the last leaf on the tree
The autumn took the rest
But they won't take me
I'm the last leaf on the tree
I'm the last leaf on the tree
I'm the last leaf on the tree

Your sorry eyes cut through the bone
They make it hard to leave you alone
Leave you here wearing your wounds
Waving your guns at somebody new

Baby you're lost
Baby you're lost
Baby you're a lost cause

There's too many people you used to know
They see you coming they see you go
They know your secrets and you know theirs
This town is crazy; nobody cares

Baby you're lost
Baby you're lost
Baby you're a lost cause

I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
Fighting for a lost cause

There's a place where you are going
You ain't never been before
No one left to watch your back now
No one standing at your door
That's what you thought love was for

Baby you're lost
Baby you're lost
Baby you're a lost cause

I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
Fighting for a lost cause

I can roll

Someone stole some money
Who it is, it ain't quite clear
Stolen from my honey
She holds my stash 'round here
The cops, you know, I can't involve them
They'd only interfere
So, I hit the usual suspects
But I drew a blank round there

I'm robbed blind, robbed blind

Found a letter to her
It was from a, a friend of mine
It was a plan to screw me
That's what they had in mind
The cops, I, can't involve them
Don't want them coming near
'Cause this thing is getting personal
And the picture is now quite clear

I'm robbed blind, robbed blind, bled dry

The stash, no longer matters
And he ain't hard to find
'Cause it ain't the money, honey,
But the heart you stole was mine
The cops, I, can't involve them
God knows what they could find
Well I've learned a lesson from that girl
Whose faith is yet to be defined

Been robbed blind, robbed blind
Robbed blind, thank you sweetheart
Bled dry, that was a damn good try
Robbed blind, been robbed blind
Robbed blind, bled dry

There's a house on my block
That's abandoned and cold
Folks moved out of it a
Long time ago
And they took all their things
And they never came back
Looks like it's haunted
With the windows all cracked
And everyone call it
The house, the house where
Nobody lives
Once it held laughter
Once it held dreams
Did they throw it away
Did they know what it means
Did someone's heart break
Or did someone do somebody wrong?
Well the paint was all cracked
It was peeled off of the wood
Papers were stacked on the porch
Where I stood
And the weeds had grown up
Just as high as the door
There were birds in the chimney
And an old chest of drawers
Looks like no one will ever
Come back to the
House were nobody lives
Once it held laughter
Once it held dreams
Did they throw it away
Did they know what it means
Did someone's heart break
Or did someone do someone wrong?
So if you find someone
Someone to have, someone to hold
Don't trade it for silver
Don't trade it for gold
I have all of life's treasures
And they are fine and they are good
They remind me that houses
Are just made of wood
What makes a house grand
Ain't the roof or the doors
If there's love in a house
It's a palace for sure
Without love...
It ain't nothin but a house
A house where nobody lives
Without love it ain't nothin
But a house, a house where
Nobody lives.

Slippin' and a-slidin'
And playin' domino
Leftin' and then rightin'
It's not a crime, you know

You gotta tell your story, boy
Before it's time to go

Are you ready for the country?
Because it's time to go
Are you ready for the country?
Because it's time to go

I was talkin' to the preacher
Said, "God was on my side"
Then I ran into the hangman
He said, "It's time to die"

You gotta tell your story, boy
You know the reason why

Are you ready for the country?
Because it's time to go
Are you ready for the country?
Because it's time to go

Do you realize that you have the most beautiful face
Do you realize we're floating in space
Do you realize that happiness makes you cry
Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die

And instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

Do you realize, oh, oh, oh?
Do you realize that everyone you know
Someday will die?

And instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

Do you realize that you have the most beautiful face
Do you realize?

The lights turned on
And the curtain fell down,
And when it was over
It felt like a dream,
They stood at the stage door
And begged for a scream,
The agents had paid
For the black limousine
That waited outside in the rain.
Did you see them,
Did you see them?
Did you see them in the river?
They were there to wave to you.
Could you tell that
The empty quivered,
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow,
Held a broken arrow?
Eighteen years of American dream,
He saw that his brother
Had sworn on the wall.
He hung up his eyelids
And ran down the hall,
His mother had told him
A trip was a fall,
And don't mention babies at all.
Did you see him, did you see him?
Did you see him in the river?
He were there to wave to you.
Could you tell that
The empty quivered,
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow,
Held a broken arrow?
The streets were lined
For the wedding parade,
The Queen wore the white gloves,
The county of song,
The black covered caisson
Her horses had drawn
Protected her King
From the sun rays of dawn.
They married for peace
And were gone.
Did you see them,
Did you see them?
Did you see them in the river?
They were there to wave to you.
Could you tell that
The empty quivered,
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow,
Held a broken arrow?