Peaceful Waters Lyrics - Gordon Lightfoot

The dead leaves of Autumn that cling so desperately 

Must fly before the cold October winds 

Their simple lives is ended 

Must they be born to die again 

Oh, may the light of freedom shine 

For all the world to see 

And peace and joy to all mankind 

Through all the years to be 

For soon the leaves will die 

And the long hard wind will blow 

May this world find a resting place 

Where the peaceful waters flow