I met a girl on Halloween
When she was lost, and I was drunk
And it was dark and cold out when we leftAnd as we walked the rain started
The leaves softened with every step
And all around us people slept alone with their dreamsThe wind came down from up the planes
And blew the leaves all through the streets
I wondered how far leaves could really flyWould they rest in suburb yards
Or make it to the city
Or would they end up in the river just to float awayShe pointed to a small brick house
And said it was where she grew up
The lights were out, she asked if we could stop for awhileHer hair was still just getting wet
The water running down her neck
Collecting in the hand print in cement beneath her feetApparently there'd been a death
Someone close and nothing left
Because she hadn't left him in the endI saw her blush when I asked
If she always talked like that
She said it only happened when she drankAnd later on I felt her hand
Slipping into my cold fist
She promised me a kiss as soon as we got homeHer costume had begun to tear
She ran ahead and turned to me
Her laughter echoed through the empty streets