There's a cross above the baby's bed
A Savior in her dreams.
But she was not delivered then,
And the baby became me.
There's a light inside a darkened room,
A footstep on the stair.
A door that I forever close,
To leave those memories there.

So when the shadows link them,
Into an evening sun.
Well, first there's summer, then I'll let you in.
September when it comes.

I plan to crawl outside these walls,
Close my eyes and see.
And fall into the heart and arms
Of those who wait for me.

I cannot move the mountains now
I can no longer run.
I cannot be who I was then
In a way, I never was.

I watch the clouds go sailing
I watch the clock and sun.
Oh, I watch myself, depending on,
September when it comes.

So when the shadows link them,
And burn away the clouds.
They will fly me like an angel,
To a place where I can rest.
When this begins, I'll let you in,
September when it comes.

              - Johnny and Roseanne Cash