Three Days Before Autumn

He's singing at the foot of the throne

Three days before autumn, a cold winter came

Blew in on a telephone cord, when my friend went away

And I swear I heard thunder at the sound of his name

And he never even knew me at all

But I loved him the same

And it's easy enough to say "He's better off

Chalk it up to the luck of the draw

Life is tough, it was his time to go

That's all," well, I don't know about that

'Cause I'm broken and breathless and bent to the ground

And I'm listening Lord, but I don't hear a sound

And though the angels in Heaven are dancing around

To the music that I want to hear

And I'm watching and wishing and wondering why

This silence is louder the harder I try

And though I can't believe it, I can't deny

That the winter came early this year

Yeah, the winter came early this year

And I stood in the kitchen, and I stared at the wall

And I prayed for some wisdom, so I could make a little sense of it all

And I thought about the seasons, and how quickly the pass

Now there's little to do but hope that the good ones will last

And it's easy enough to say, "He's better off

Chalk it up to the luck of the draw

Life is tough, it was his time to go

That's all," well, I don't know about that

'Cause I'm broken and breathless and bent to the ground

And I'm listening Lord, but I don't hear a sound

And though the angels in Heaven are dancing around

To the music that I want to hear

And I'm watching and wishing and wondering why

This silence is louder the harder I try

And though I can't believe it, I can't deny

That the winter came early this year

Yeah, the winter came early this year

And this night is beautiful. I see the sky about to rain

And I think I hear the wild wind howling

Come to blow me away

And I take comfort in knowing that this ain't my home

And though I am lonely, I ain't alone

And I know that he's singing at the foot of the throne

That don't seem to matter down here

'Cause the winter came early this year

Three days before autumn