Urge for Going

And I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town

It hovered in a frozen sky and gobbled summer down

When the sun turns traitor cold

And shivering trees are standing in a naked row

And I get the urge for going, but I never seem to go

And I get the urge for going, when the meadow grass is turning brown

Summertime is falling down, winter's closing in

And I had a girl in summertime with summer-colored skin

And not another man in town, my darling's heart could win

But when the leaves fell trembling down

And bully winds did rub their faces down in the snow

She got the urge for going, I had to let her go

And she got the urge for going, when the meadow grass is turning brown

And summertime was falling down and winter's closing in

Now the warriors of winter they give a cold triumphant shout

All that stays is dying all that lives is getting out

See the geese in chevron flight

Flappin' and a-racin' on before the snow

Got the urge for going, they've got the wings to go

And they get the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown

Summertime is falling down, winter's closing in

I'll ply the fire with kindling

I'll pull the blanket's to my chin

I'll lock the vagrant winter out

I'll bolt my wandering in

I'd like to call back summertime

And have her stay for just another month or so

But she's got the urge for going, I guess she'll have to go

And she's gets the urge for going, when the meadow grass is turning brown

All her empire's are falling down, winter's closing in

And I get the urge for going, when the meadow grass is turning brown

Summertime is falling down