[Verse 1] The last umbrellas have come down The beach is empty, so is town A plastic chair lies on its side Where children played at high tide The little shops have locked their doors Rain runs across the café floors A faded poster on the wall Still promises a summer ball [Pre-Chorus] I wore this jacket yesterday And thought the cold was far away Now every gust comes off the sea And goes straight through the clothes on me [Chorus] Out of season, out in the cold My skin remembers what it used to hold The sun was here a week ago Now there's nowhere warm to go Out of season, nothing stays The rain comes down for days and days I pull my collar to my chin But still the wind gets in [Verse 2] The hotel windows have gone dark Wet leaves collect across the park The souvenir stand's shuttered tight Its painted sign turned almost white The promenade is slick with rain A loose awning knocks against a frame The sea throws spray across the road I walk with both hands in my coat [Pre-Chorus] I know these streets in summer heat The burning sand beneath my feet It's hard to think they felt that way When I can't warm my hands today [Chorus] Out of season, out in the cold My skin remembers what it used to hold The sun was here a week ago Now there's nowhere warm to go Out of season, nothing stays The rain comes down for days and days I pull my collar to my chin But still the wind gets in [Bridge] At Christmas they'll turn on the lights Unlock the doors for a few nights The cafés will be warm again With coats hung dripping in the rain Then January shuts them down And silence settles on the town The empty rooms, the vacant chairs The winter months with no one there [Final Chorus] Out of season, out in the cold My skin remembers what it used to hold The sun was here a week ago Now there's nowhere warm to go Out of season, nothing stays The rain comes down for days and days I pull my collar to my chin But still the wind gets in [Outro – softly sung] The rain runs down the windowpane The sea is grey, the sky the same I stand a moment, then turn back With summer somewhere in my skin
