Watching the dry
leaves drift through the trees
They sail past my win
dow on an ocean of wine
The chorus of angels sing
s high on the breeze
And they pause at my door
step and rest for the night
For as long as I remember,
I was strong as hardwood timber
Yet these cold
December days bring a body down
My bones are growin' tired,
and my spirit's young and tender
In the darkness of winter,
I'll be hallelujah bound
Goin' on where the sun never fails
Where there'll be no more night
Where the cold winds can't blow
Through the crack in my door
Go ing on to heaven's bright sunny shore
Now the last coals are burning
My heart's still yearning
To walk out once more
And breathe the last breath of air
My worries will vanish as I stroll into glory
But these gears now before me
won't follow me there
Going on where the sun never fails
Where there'll be no more night
Where the cold winds can't blow
through the crack in my door
Going on to heaven's bright sunny shore
Going, going on where
the sun never fell
Going, where there'll
be no more night
Where the cold winds came blowin'
through the crack in my door
Goin' on to heaven's bright sunny shore
Going on to heaven's
bright sunny shore.