[Verse 1] The first days of September, Three o’clock and golden light. You’re asleep in someone’s bedroom After travelling through the night. I keep talking to the silence, Just to keep the dark away. There’s a city past the window Where we never meant to stay. [Verse 2] If you’re cold, I’ll close the window, If you wake, I’ll still be here. I will pull the blanket higher, As if warmth could conquer fear. There are things I cannot save you from, There are roads I cannot know. Still I sit beside you sleeping, Not quite ready yet to go. [Chorus] How can I leave you here In this town that knows no names? With September at the window And the sunlight turning pale again. How can I walk away When the daylight disappears? Maybe love is only staying For another minute here. [Verse 3] I imagine distant stations, Birds above the rooftops fly, Every road leads somewhere farther Underneath a fading sky. But the thing that frightens me most Is much quieter than all: That the moment I have left you, You may not remember me at all. [Chorus] How can I leave you here In this town that knows no names? With September at the window And the sunlight turning pale again. How can I walk away When the daylight disappears? Maybe love is only staying For another minute here. [Bridge] Sleep. Let the road fall from your shoulders. Sleep. Let the old dreams disappear. Maybe in the dream you’re having I’m not even standing near. Still I count the passing minutes, Still I listen to you breathe, Both of us afraid of waking, Both of us afraid to leave. [Final Chorus] How can I leave you here While the summer loses hold? While the evening shadows lengthen And the air is turning gold? We are frightened it will last forever, We are frightened it will end. So I sit here through September And pretend we still have time to spend. [Outro] First days of September. Warm light on the floor. You are sleeping. I am still here by the door.
