Christine M Kerr and I sat down to do a virtual co-write session over Zoom. We picked the title from the list and got to work. Relatively quickly the song came together, though the recording's still an early draft.
Lyrics
I used to whistle down the street
without a care in the world
Now all I see are grey leaves
I used to laugh at what you'd say
And go home so happy
Now all I see are grey leaves
All the vibrant colors are gone
Just like you
All the love songs sound wrong
I miss you
I can't take back the day
When everything went black
Now all I see are grey leaves
All the vibrant colors are gone
Just like you
All the love songs sound wrong
I miss you
I don't know how to be strong
What do I do
Grey leaves don't belong on top of you