# Almost September [Intro] Almost September… Almost mine… [Verse 1] The coffee has gone cold again You’re talking about the rain I watch the sunlight cross your hands Then leave without a sound You say, “Maybe this is all” I look down at the table There’s a small white ring Where your glass used to be [Pre-Chorus] Neither of us moves The room keeps changing colour [Chorus] It’s almost September But the summer doesn’t know You’re still here beside me With nowhere left to go Leave the window open Let the evening take its time It’s almost September And you’re almost mine [Verse 2] The waiter turns the music down Stacks chairs against the wall You draw a circle on the page Then nothing else at all Outside, a motorbike goes by Someone laughs across the street I try to hold the moment still It slips between the beats [Pre-Chorus] You ask me what I’m thinking I say, “Nothing” Much too quickly [Chorus] It’s almost September But the summer doesn’t know You’re still here beside me With nowhere left to go Leave the window open Let the evening take its time It’s almost September And you’re almost mine [Bridge — whispered] Domani… Such a little word For everything We didn’t say And maybe… We could stay a while No promises No last goodbye Just your coat Across the chair Your shadow On the floor [Final Chorus] It’s almost September And the summer lets us go You look at me so gently Like you’ve always known Leave the window open Let the city turn to gold It’s almost September And I’m not ready for the cold [Outro] Don’t say it yet Let the room go quiet Almost September… Almost gone Almost mine
