the night time claims the day shadows grow long where i live i watched the sunlight dance off my water s leaves fall down in vain i had you on my mind i think i see you sometimes i smile when i think of that betsy dress and that night when we were a mess so fade fade fade away i m gonna watch you fade away into remembrance day i saw you standing there unraveling in the autumn air you re gonna ask if i m dating again and i ll ask if you write much these days and you still laugh the same and we still laugh without shame but in between words the silence ensues and i know i m losing you so fade fade fade away i m gonna watch you fade away into remembrance day if this is the last time we ll meet and it s strange how i ll never see your life s familiar mystery that once unfolded for me so fade fade fade away i m gonna watch you fade away into remembrance day into remembrance day into remembrance day