The first breath of autumn
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Blows through the trees
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And the nights are getting long
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And growing colder
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And the maples are turning
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And the fields have gone brown
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And the waves against the shore
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Make such a sad sound
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Now there's a meal on the table
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And a fire in the stove
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And a candle burning brightly
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By the stairway
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And a lamp in the window
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That shines out to sea
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And I wish so much tonight
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That you were here with me
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Now the moon is in danger
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Of running aground
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As she sweeps the tattered clouds
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Above the island
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And the stars lay like diamonds
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On the breast of the sea
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And I wonder where you are
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And if you're thinking of me
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Now I've grown so accustomed
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To having you near
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And I miss you so madly
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When you are not here
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When I think how you love me
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Oh, it brings me to tears
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And wish so much tonight
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That you were here with me
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Oh, I wish so much tonight
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That you were here with me
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Well I dropped you a postcard
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Today in the mail
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With a picture of a sailing ship upon it
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And I tried to say something
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That was clever and clear
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But the only thing I wrote was that
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"I wish you were here"
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[Chorus]
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Reach Haven Postcard
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| Dan Fogelberg |
