Urge for Going

[Verse 1] Well, I woke up today and found frost perched on the town It hovered in a frozen sky and gobbled summer down And when the sun turns traitor cold And shiverin' trees are standin' in a naked row I get the urge for goin' and I never seem to go [Chorus] And I get the urge for goin' When the meadow grass is a-turnin' brown Summertime is a-fallin' down Winter's closin' in [Verse 2] I had a woman in summertime with summer-colored skin And not another man in town my darlin's heart could win And when the leaves fell tumblin' down And bully winds did rub their faces in the snow She got the urge for goin' and I had to let her go [Chorus] And she got the urge for goin' When the meadow grass was a-turnin' brown Summertime was a-fallin' down Winter's closin' in [Verse 3] And the warriors of winter gave a cold triumphant shout All that stays is dyin' and all that lives is gettin' out You see the geese in chevron flight A-flappin' and a-racin' on before the snow They got the urge for goin' and they got the wings to go [Chorus] They get the urge for goin' When the meadow grass is a-turnin' brown Summertime is a-fallin' down Winter's closin' in [Verse 4] And I'll pile the fire with kindlin' and pull the blankets to my chin I'll lock the vagrant winter out and bolt my wanderin' in I'd like to call back summertime And let her stay for just another month or so She's got the urge for goin' and I'll have to let her go [Chorus] And she gets the urge for goin' When the meadow grass is a-turnin' brown All her empires are fallin' down Winter's closing in And I get the urge for goin' When the meadow grass is a-turnin' brown Summertime is a-fallin' down