Urge For Going

Well, i woke up today and found

The frost perched on the town

It hovered in a frozen sky, it gobbled summer down

And when the sun turns traitor cold

And shivering trees are standing in a naked row

I get the urge for going

And i never seem to go

And i get the urge for going

When the meadow grass is a turning brown

Summertime is a falling down

Winter is closing in

I had a woman in summertime with summer-colored skin

And not another man in town my darling's heart could win

And when the leaves fell tumbling down

And bully winds dig up their faces in the snow

She got the urge for going

And i had to let her go

And she got the urge for going

When the meadow grass was a turning brown

Summertime was a falling down

Winter was closing in

And the warriors of winter gave a cold triumphant shout

All that stays is dying and all that lives is gettin' out

See the geese in chevron flight

Flapping and racing on before the snow

They got the urge for going

And they got the wings to go

And they get the urge for going

When the meadow grass is a turning brown

Summertime is a falling down

Winter is closing in

And i'll ply the fire with kindling

And pull the blankets to my chin

I'll lock the vagrant winter out and bolt my wandering in

I'd like to call back summertime

And let her stay for just another month or so

She's got the urge for going

And i have to let her go

And she gets the urge for going

When the meadow grass is a turning brown

All her empire's falling down

Winter's closing in

And i get the urge for going

When the meadow grass is a turning brown

Summertime is a falling down