Lyrics
* Urge For Going * * Joni Mitchell *
1966
Verse 1 I awoke today and found,
The frost perched on the town.
It hovered in a frozen sky,
Then it cobbled summer down.
When the sun turns traitor cold,
And all the trees are shivering,
In a naked row.
Chorus 1 I get the urge for going,
But I never seem to go.
I get the urge for going,
When the meadow grass is turning brown,
And summertime is falling down,
And winter's closing in.
Verse 2 I had me a man in summertime,
He had summer colored skin.
And not another girl in town,
My darling's heart could win.
But when the leaves fell on the ground,
And bully winds came around,
Pushed them face down in the snow.
Chorus 2 He got the urge for going,
And I had to let him go.
He got the urge for going,
When the meadow grass was turning brown,
And summertime was falling down,
And winter was closing in.
Verse 3 Now the warriors of winter,
They give a cold triumphant shout.
And all that stays is dying,
All that lives is getting out.
See the geese in chevron flight,
Flapping and a-racing,
On before the snow.
Chorus 3 They got the urge for going,
And they've got the wings so they can go.
They get the urge for going,
When the meadow grass is turning brown,
And summertime is falling down,
And winter's closing in.
Verse 4 I'll ply the fire with kindling now,
I'll pull the blankets up to my chin,
I'll lock the vagrant winter out,
And I'll bolt my wanderin' in.
I'd like to call back summertime,
And have her stay,
For just another month or so.
Chorus 4 But she's got the urge for going,
So I guess she'll have to go.
She get's the urge for going,
When the meadow grass is turning brown,
And all her empire's fallen down,
And winter's closing in.
