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 a 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'd planned 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