[Verse] Leaves fall slow on Maple Street Pumpkin grins in twilight’s fleet Whispers ride on autumn's air Lonely hearts meet shadows there [Verse 2] Childhood ghosts in apple scent Candlelight where hopes were spent Crisp nights drape like whispered dreams Lunar beams on frozen streams [Chorus] Oh October Take me back Through haunted fields and midnight tracks Longing for a time now gone When hearts were brave and nights were long [Verse 3] Bare branches croon a mournful tune Old love letters Under the moon Crimson skies and cider spills Echoes in the hollow hills [Bridge] Faint memories in fall's embrace Jack-o'-lanterns' flickered face Waning warmth The chill sets in Yearning for an old flame’s grin [Chorus] Oh October Take me back Through haunted fields and midnight tracks Longing for a time now gone When hearts were brave and nights were long