when the air gets crisp

VERSE 1 I cracked the window open this morning Felt you on the air before I saw you come The sun is sleeping in a little later And the evenings, they've been pulling darkness on I've been waiting since the last of you left me Since I packed the pool toys in the garage And something in the light told me you're coming Before the calendar confirmed it all VERSE 2 The cardigans came out on a Tuesday I lined them up by color on the chair The people on the street look like they're lighter Like something in them knows that you are there The coffee shops have changed out all their menus That orange cup appearing like a sign And somewhere in the back of every closet The Christmas things are waiting for their time PRE-CHORUS I know you never stay as long as I want you to But oh, the way you come back every year You make the whole world feel like it can start again That's why I've been standing here Waiting for you CHORUS When it gets crisp I know you're here When it gets crisp everything is clear The colors change, the mornings slow The windows open, the candles glow When it gets crisp I come alive Something in me opens up and I Remember who I am and what I love When it gets crisp There you are VERSE 3 The leaves are making promises in color Burgundy and amber, rust and gold The palette of the whole world is shifting Into something warm and brave and bold And I am standing in my favorite cardigan With both hands wrapped around something warm Breathing you in like I've been holding my breath Since the last time you came, the last time before (pre-chorus) I know you never stay as long as I want you to But oh, the way you come back every year You make the whole world feel like it can start again That's why I've been standing here Waiting for you (chorus) When it gets crisp I know you're here When it gets crisp everything is clear The colors change, the mornings slow The windows open, the candles glow When it gets crisp I come alive Something in me opens up and I Remember who I am and what I love When it gets crisp There you are BRIDGE (gentle, almost a whisper) People are smiling at strangers on the street Like the cold gave everyone permission To be a little softer, a little more themselves Like fall is just that kind of season Stay a little longer this year I'll keep the windows cracked I'll have the candles ready I'll have the cardigan out Just stay FINAL CHORUS When it gets crisp I know you're here When it gets crisp everything is clear The colors change, the mornings slow The windows open, the candles glow When it gets crisp I come alive Something in me opens up and I Remember who I am and what I love (tag) When it gets crisp There you are Every year There you are