Summer

[Intro] The shadows are shortening Gold is waking up [Verse] The heater hums a final tune While jasmine blooms across the yard We shed the wool of late afternoon And drop the winter guard The magpie calls a warmer note Above the dry and dusty track I leave the heavy winter coat And never look back [Verse] The cicadas start their steady beat Beneath the canopy of green I feel the coming of the heat In every shifting scene The ocean breeze begins to sigh Across the rolling southern swell A deeper blue is in the sky I know the signs so well [Chorus] Oh it is coming soon The burning sun of late December Underneath the white-hot moon A season to remember The asphalt starts to shimmer bright The salt is stinging on the skin Longer days and balmy nights Let the summer in [Verse] The cricket games on yellow grass The sprinkler spinning in the sun We watch the silver mornings pass The holidays have just begun The mangoes ripen on the tray The flies are buzzing at the screen It is the quintessential day The brightest year has been [Chorus] Oh it is coming soon The burning sun of late December Underneath the white-hot moon A season to remember The asphalt starts to shimmer bright The salt is stinging on the skin Longer days and balmy nights Let the summer in [Chorus] Oh it is coming soon The burning sun of late December Underneath the white-hot moon A season to remember The asphalt starts to shimmer bright The salt is stinging on the skin Longer days and balmy nights Let the summer in [Outro] It is almost here The sun is coming home