Autumn Leaves Joan Baez

It's only when the high winds blow
That I wish my hair was long
Sailing through the autumn leaves
Singing an ancient song

Or falling in love in the streets at night
At the edge of a local square
It's only that I'm here tonight
Thinking I was there

There are high winds on the pier tonight
My soul departs from me
Striding like Thalia's ghost south
On the murky sea

And into midnight's tapestry she fades
Ragged and wild
Searching down her ancestry
In the costume of a Persian child

And gulf winds bring me flying fish
That shine in the crescent moon
Show me the horizon
Where the dawn will break anew

And cool me here on this lonely pier
Where the heron are flying low
Echo the songs my father knew
In the towns of Mexico