[Verse 1: Les McCann]
I'll spread my love around you
Like a soft blanket of leaves
Though autumn's gone
Like nature's forgotten song

[Verse 2: Roberta Flack]
And when the winter came
You broke out in tears
Too many miles apart
Filled you up with lonely fears

[Chorus: Les McCann & Roberta Flack]
But how many broken wings
And hearts to love alone
Have learned to try again?
Have learned to fly again
And, darling, you and I will too
Ooh

[Verse 3: Les McCann, Roberta Flack]
I know we missed the summer
'Cause I was worlds away
No bed to call my own
No one to share the warmth of the day
[Chorus: Les McCann & Roberta Flack]
But how many broken wings
And hearts to love alone
Have learned to try again?
Have learned to try again
And, darling, you and I will too

[Outro: Les McCann, Roberta Flack]
Hearts to love alone, I said
How many broken wings
How many broken wings
How many broken wings
And hearts to love alone