We were young, like the future We were young, and always wrong We were young, like our country Learning old ways to be young Random driving around with you In my dilapidated car Like Isadora Duncan II In impossibly long white scarves Autumn leaves, diaries Tennessee and Jeremy Suddenly, willow trees Memories of Jeremy Like a Galapagos turtle We grow old and stay that way Build a nest in the sand dunes Lay our eggs and walk away I was writing our dreams down Making maps of an unseen plane And I noticed anomalies That you'd rather not see explained Autumn leaves, diaries Tennessee and Jeremy Suddenly, willow trees Memories of Jeremy We drove, canopy down In the scalding rain On the one day we we young The house we bought was really a lake Otters scampered down the halls There were whirlpools in the floor And sails You're alone and it's over You're alone with your gun You're alone from now on You're all alone and you're not young Autumn leaves, diaries Tennessee and Jeremy Suddenly, willow trees Memories of Jeremy