Come Fall

Come Fall (Turnaround Version) [Verse 1, I–V–vi–IV progression; upbeat acoustic strum, light percussion groove, bright male vocal] Seventeen, slammed that screen door hard Failed that test, she tore me apart Coach said I’d never make varsity line Swore my whole world was ending that night He was out back, just wiping his hands Didn’t say much, just cracked him a can I went on like it all meant my life He just half smiled, let me talk awhile [Chorus 1, IV–I–V lift; driving rhythm, stacked harmonies, energetic vocal] He said, “You won’t think about this come fall Right now it feels like it’s everything, all But time’s got a way of thinning it out What feels like forever don’t hang around Let it run through, don’t fight it at all You won’t think about this come fall” [Verse 2, vi–IV–I–V pattern; fuller band groove, bass movement, rhythmic vocal phrasing] Twenty-eight and I’m dead on my feet Bills on the table, past due in red ink Truck won’t turn and I’m late again Boss don’t care what shape I’m in Phone lights up, it’s her checkin’ on me Says, “Take your time, just get home to me” And I hear his voice like it never left Comin’ back from a night I won’t forget [Chorus 2, IV–I–V lift; wider stereo guitars, lifted vocal, clap accents] He said, “You won’t think about this come fall Right now it feels like it’s everything, all But time’s got a way of thinning it out What feels like forever don’t hang around Let it run through, don’t fight it at all You won’t think about this come fall” [Verse 3, I–V–vi–IV with rhythmic push; layered guitars, steady kick-snare, confident vocal] Forty-five and that house feels changed Lost Dad two summers back in May Mama still smiles but it don’t reach her eyes And my boy’s in the hall tryin’ not to cry Says she’s movin’ on, headin’ to the city He swears she’s everything, his whole world with her in it I start to speak and it hits me then I sound like him all over again [Bridge, tempo drop → half-time feel, ii–IV–I; stripped drums, deep kick, spacious vocal] Funny how it circles back around Things you swore would break you down Turn to stories you don’t tell much Or quiet truths that just show up And the man I watched just tryin’ his best Left more in me than he ever said Now I hear it clear in the words I choose A little of him in the way I move [Final Chorus, IV–I–V in half-time; big anthemic vocal, sustained chords, emotional swell] I said, “You won’t think about this come fall Right now it feels like it’s everything, all But time’s got a way of thinning it out What feels like forever don’t hang around Let it run through, don’t fight it at all You won’t think about this come fall” [Outro Chorus, IV–I–V cadence; half-time groove, fading gang vocals] I said, “You won’t think about this come fall Right now it feels like it’s everything, all But time’s got a way of thinning it out What feels like forever don’t hang around Let it run through, don’t fight it at all You won’t think about this come fall”