when  the  summer  fled  past  my  window

And  autumn's  chill  was  in  the  air

There's  a  special  kind  of  lonesome

'Round  that  ending  time  of  year

When  the  leaves  fell

And  they  drifted  'neath  the  trees

That  soon  were  bare

I  felt  that  wind  blow  ever  colder

And  suddenly  you  were  there

We  laughed  and  scuffled

While  the  snow  fell

And  the  cold  gave  your  cheeks  a  glow

And  in  your  arms  come  evening

A  kind  of  peace  I  know

Often  I'd  wake  at  midnight

Mid  some  icy  winter  storm

But  then  I  would  find  you  beside  me

And  you  made  the  night  seem  so  warm

Now  I  go  my  way,  you  go  your  way

Now  that  the  winter's  come  and  gone

But  somehow  with  the  springtime

Your  golden  warmth  still  lingers  on