This journey has brought her to me once again
Driving the forests of Michigan
The crisp blue of sky, leaves of orange and red
Red as her lips and the hair on her headI pull to the roadside, and walk to the place
My heart beats as warm as the blush on her face
The day that I told her forever would be
All that I wanted and all that I'd needBy the crimson maple tree
Deep as desire, she comes back to me
I will always find her here
Red by the river, I loved my dearWinter blew cold. The leaves turned to gray
Gray as my face when she started to say
Our love was a cancer, the terminal kind
l'll swear to my grave I committed no crimeBy the crimson maple tree
Deep as desire, she comes back to me
I will always find her here
Red by the river, I lost my dearThe months turned to years in a castle of stone
Finally the day came for me to go home
To walk where the wind fills the trees like a sail
And whispers her voice in my ear as I kneelBy the crimson maple tree
Deep as desire, she comes back to me
I will always find her here
Red by the river, I loved my dear
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