september when it comes

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

so when the shadows lengthen

into an evening 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

oh 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