[Verse 1]
I was born in the heart of a hurricane season
In the house where my mama was raised
That old September wind feels just like a long lost friend
And I
[Chorus]
I want to run through those cottonwood trees
Fall asleep in a big bed of fresh fallen leaves
And in every wind that blows there's a song of letting go
It's not goodbye, it's hello
[Verse 2]
When we met underneath the blue skies of summer
And those summer skies turn into fall
That sweet September wind made us so much more than friends
One night
[Chorus]
And we ran through those cottonwood trees
We made love in a big bed of fresh fallen leaves
And in every wind that blows there's an innocence that knows
It's not goodbye, it's hello
[Bridge]
In the moment that one thing ends
Is the same time that one begins
And return as we must
We are ashes to dust, amen
[Verse 3]
When the days of my youth have all faded
And the memories are all that remain
Let that old September wind take me back to where I've been
So I
[Chorus]
I can run through those cottonwood trees
And remember the smell of those fresh fallen leaves
Now in every wind that blows there's a part of me that knows
It's not goodbye, it's hello