Falling Star

Tonight I saw a falling star, she fell so fast, she fell so hard 

She fell into a sky so black, no turning ‘round, no going back  

It made me think of love we shared, you let me in when no one cared  

From Oklahoma, I had come 

Hit the west coast, came undone 

You had left a boy so very cruel

He used you up, you played the fool

The summer wind had come and gone

The autumn chill had just begun 

I was sleeping in my car 

The night was cold, the rain was hard 

You took me into your room 

You washed my face, you cleaned my wounds 

In my life, I have few regrets

 Except the way, I left Claudette 

For my heart had turned to stone 

My fever broke, and I went home 

I found a girl to share my bed 

Your letters came, but left unread  

Tonight I saw a falling star,  she fell so fast, she fell so hard 

I found a girl to share my name 

The years passed by, the children came 

More than 50 years have passed 

Time moved on time went by fast 

My wife asleep, in the other room

Autumn breeze, October  moon 

Now I sit underneath the stars

And think of you... and wonder… where you are 

Tonight I saw a falling star