September When it Comes
Rosanne Cash
There's a cross above the baby's bed A savior 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 When the shadows lengthen Into a copper sun 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 I watch myself depending on September when it comes When the shadows lengthen And burn away the past They will fly me like an angel to A place where I can rest When this begins I'll let you in September when it comes
