歌詞

The night comes earlier tonight

And brings a cooler song

The window holds a deeper blue

Than any June has known

The lamp leans out across the room

And claims it for its own

The crickets slowed their metronome

To match the season's pace

Slow, my heart, the year is turning

The night is velvet-lined

In peace I both lie down and dwell

And leave the day behind

My eyelids keep the waltzing count

The plaid keeps down the cool

The empty cup still smells of spice

The lamp still pools its gold

The first cool night is tucking in

The whole warm sleepy house

Slow, my heart, the year is turning

The night is velvet-lined

In peace I both lie down and dwell

And leave the day behind

The nocturnes of September play

On strings of cooling air

And every note says: rest is near

And you are almost there

Mmm... mmm... mmm

Slow, my heart, the year is turning

The night is velvet-lined

In peace I both lie down and dwell

And leave the day behind

Slow, my heart, the year is turning

The night is velvet-lined

In peace I both lie down and dwell

And leave the day behind

The night came earlier tonight

And brought the softest song