October Reasons

I'm gonna open up the window and let in October

And roll up my sleeves in the rain



Roll out on the freeway with a heart a little harder

Breezes gettin' cooler by the day

5 a.m. travelers, bleary eyed and lonely

We're all countin' miles and tradin' lanes



But if I stopped to call you, what would I say?

Hell, I know I'd feel the same

I can open up the window and let in October

Roll up my sleeves in the rain



Gonna tie up the pieces and sleep out in the country

Where the phone don't ring my dues to pay

And the echoes of your city no longer call my name

I said I wasn't happy anyway



The ghost's in the closet, you need to drive away

Ain't gonna take this pride I've saved

I can open the window and let in October

And roll up my sleeves in the rain



Ain't it gonna be hard when you realize

You're still the same old fool inside?

I ain't gonna let your blues take the prize



So, honey, open up the window and let in October

You may never love quite the same

And it's yesterday's mornin's

Lord, they'll always remain