In the spring of my life she came to me

She brought sunshine where winter winds had blown

Then I took her for my wife in the spring of my life

And she brought me a joy I'd never known



And the years they went by in the spring of my life

And in summer she blessed me with a child

Love continued to grow in the summer of my life

And in every morning sun I saw her smile



But in the autumn of my years I noticed the tears

And I knew that our life was in the past

Though I tried to pretend, I knew it was the end

For the autumn of my life had come at last



Now what, what do you say to a child of ten?

How do you tell him his daddy's goin' away?

Do I tell him that I reached the autumn of my life

And that he'll understand some winter's day?



Now a rose can't be found on a snow-covered ground

And the sun cannot shine through cloudy skies

But I'm richer, you see, for the years she gave to me

And I'm content in the autumn of my life