Cabin Fever

Autumn's coming in through the yard,

Marching like a grandfather clock

The badges he wears are tattered and old

Like shredded ribbons of bright read and gold

His arms are stiff and they're sure they're in time

'Cause you can't slow a man with a pendulum down

No, you can't slow a man with a pendulum down

In autumn it's hard to keep the mood light

The puddles get deep and my umbrella was swiped

You'll find him in the strangest of places

Jangling a coffee cup outside store twenty-four

But he's not a beggar 'till the cold settles in

And he swears there's an Indian summer in him

Oh, he swears there's an Indian summer in him

Drink from this flask to put warmth in your chest and sing around my piano

I'm settling in for the long winter months with all of the friends I can handle

And we'll toast this death of summer months

And summer warmth

And summer love

If your heart starts feeling slow, there's a refrain I know and I'll teach you, it goes

"when we've come down with cabin fever,

And everyone's wearing sweaters

And talking about leaving, we'll know it's time."

Pack the car

Head out to Vermont

I'm trading Boston concrete for foliage

It always feels like I'm on my way out

Chasing seasons down but they never do budge

Oh, as soon as you're used to one season it moves

And that's all that you can count on

That's all that you can count on

When we've come down with cabin fever

And everyone's wearing sweaters

And talking about leaving we'll know it's time