outono

there's a cross above the baby's bed,
a Saviour in her dreams.
but she was not delivered then,
and the baby became me.
there's a light inside the darkened room,
a footstep on the stair.
a door that I forever close,
to leave those memories there.

so when the shadows link them,
into an evening sun.
well first there's summer, then I'll let you in.
september when it comes.

i plan to crawl outside these walls,
close my eyes and see.
and fall into the heart and arms,
of those who wait for me.
i cannot move a mountain now;
i can no longer run.
i cannot be who I was then:
in a way, I never was.

i watch the clouds go sailing;
i watch the clock and sun.
oh, I watch myself, depending on,
september when it comes.

so when the shadows link them,
and burn away the clouds.
they will fly me, like an angel,
to a place where I can rest.
when this begins, I'll let you know,
september when it comes.

(september when it comes (featuring johnny cash)