The Missing - Later On Lyrics

Where is it all the leaves have gone
They were up in their perches just a few days ago
Then they changed colours and fell on the ground
Will they come back later on

I wonder where that bit of ice has gone
It sat there staring coldly to the back of the room
When I looked back it was just a puddle
Can it come back later on

I don't know where all the oceans are going
They sit there and sometimes they are overflowing
But then they shrink back to their natural size
Do they come back later on?

Where have they gone
Where have they gone
Where have they gone
Where have they gone

Why is this rotten fruit gone away?
I watched it wrinkle and threw it away
The flies came along the very next day
And then it was gone later on

I wish I knew where the buildings have gone
There were lots when I last came but now there are none
If it's happening here, is it happening elsewhere
Could they come back later on

Why is it all of the birds fly away?
They sit in the trees day after day
Until one day when they go somewhere else
I hope they'll return later on

Where have they gone
Where have they gone
Where have they gone
Where have they gone
Where have they gone
Where have they gone
Where have they gone
Where have they gone