[Verse 1]
This is how we’re supposed to be
Out beneath these falling leaves
I held you to my chest
You’re better off like that
Love, I'm used to playing the fool
The vagabond, the moving ghoul
Who’s slow to slip and fade
When all the leaves, they are swept away

[Chorus]
You’re better off beneath that man than in my arms, love
You’re better off beneath that man than in my arms, love
You’re better off beneath that man than in my arms, love

[Verse 2]
This is where we speak so slow
Out into the towns we go
The dawn, it rides our backs
Oh, my love, though my heart is moved
The wind may pull my lips from you
And we might stand to be
Like passing ships on the open sea

[Chorus]
You’re better off beneath that man than in my arms, love
You’re better off beneath that man than in my arms, love
You’re better off beneath that man than in my arms, love
[Bridge]
Love, don’t let your heart dismay
Save it for a rainy day
And you’ll be the first to know
If stay or if I go
And love, don’t let your heart dismay
Save it for a rainy day
And you’ll be the first to know
If stay or if I go
Love, don’t let your heart dismay (Love, don't let your heart dismay)
Save it for a rainy day (Save it for the rain)
And you’ll be the first to know (First to know)
If stay or if I go (If I go)

[Outro]
Love, don’t let your heart dismay (Love, don't let your heart dismay)
Save it for a rainy day (Save it for the rain)
And you’ll be the first to know (First to know)
If stay or if I go (If I say or if I go)
If stay or if I go (If I go)
If stay or if I go (Yeah)
If stay or if I go (Or if I go)