From Now On

Every year from now on
I will wait until all the leaves turn, wait until they burn
Wait until I see my brother give me a look that reminds me
If the truth can be told, I might go home
Could I offer to my son or my daughter that day
Everything that I know? What will I know?

And if I can still be honest?
When the sun sets late in the way it does
At the end of the summertime
In the summertime, summertime is a mess
For those of us who know it
October is closer than any one of us can admit

If every song from now on is about you
Every song, every song from now on
I can play on and on
I can play you on and on and on and on
Until I am out of breath
If you are waiting at the rest
When my cadence grows impatient
Every summer’s end