October Reasons Lyrics - Nanci Griffith

I'm gonna open up the window and let in October 

And roll up my sleeves in the rain 

Roll out on the freeway with a heart a little harder 

Breezes gettin' cooler by the day 

5 a.m. travelers, bleary eyed and lonely 

We're all countin' miles and tradin' lanes 

But if I stopped to call you, what would I say? 

Hell, I know I'd feel the same 

I can open up the window and let in October 

Roll up my sleeves in the rain 

Gonna tie up the pieces and sleep out in the country 

Where the phone don't ring my dues to pay 

And the echoes of your city no longer call my name 

I said I wasn't happy anyway 

The ghost's in the closet, you need to drive away 

Ain't gonna take this pride I've saved 

I can open the window and let in October 

And roll up my sleeves in the rain 

Ain't it gonna be hard when you realize 

You're still the same old fool inside? 

I ain't gonna let your blues take the prize 

So, honey, open up the window and let in October 

You may never love quite the same 

And it's yesterday's mornin's 

Lord, they'll always remain