Almost Gone, Like Autumn

Verse 1 Noon still burns like July, but the morning air has a bite in the sky. Evening comes, and I feel the cold creep in— my summer clothes just aren't enough again. Pre-Chorus So I dig through the drawer in the dark, find the warmer half to match the colder half of my heart. Mix and match, just to make it through the night— morning walks start cool, then run hot by daylight. Chorus Oh, this is how a year slips away, one degree at a time, one quiet day. I didn't feel the summer when it came— I was too busy hurting in the spring rain. Now the air turns soft, and I finally see— that was summer, passing right through me. Verse 2 Every season sneaks away the same, gone before I ever learn its name. And my good days fall like autumn leaves, so light, so easy for the wind to take from me. Pre-Chorus So I dig through the drawer in the dark, find the warmer half to match the colder half of my heart. Chorus Oh, this is how a year slips away, one degree at a time, one quiet day. I didn't feel the summer when it came— I was too busy hurting in the spring rain. Now the air turns soft, and I finally see— that was summer, passing right through me. Bridge But one leaf still spins, refuses to land, holding on tighter than the wind's cold hand— so let me be that leaf a little while, spinning, not falling, just one more mile. Outro Hold this season, hold this light, before it's gone like every other night. Hold this season... just a little while.