[Verse 1]
You left your blue cup by the window
The one with paint worn off the rim
I found it when the morning opened
And let the sunlight settle in

[Pre-Chorus]
The garden gate still sticks a little
The basil leans toward the wall
I used to think that leaving meant
I’d never feel this place at all

[Chorus]
Summer, take your time with me
Let the long days soften what I couldn’t mend
We can sit where the warm air moves
And let the small things bring us back again
Summer, there’s no need to hurry
I can breathe, I can begin

[Verse 2]
Your old red scarf is on the chair now
A peach rolls slowly down the floor
I laugh and catch it, then I notice
How much room there is to ask for more

[Pre-Chorus]
The neighbor’s radio is drifting
Through the screen door, soft and far
I used to count the things I’d lost
Now I can hear the day as it is

[Chorus]
Summer, take your time with me
Let the long days soften what I couldn’t mend
We can sit where the warm air moves
And let the small things bring us back again
Summer, there’s no need to hurry
I can breathe, I can begin

[Bridge]
If the evening comes too quickly
If the road feels hard to see
I’ll keep one chair beside the window
There’s a place for you and me

[Final Chorus]
Summer, take your time with me
Let the long days soften what I couldn’t mend
We can sit where the warm air moves
And let the small things bring us back again
Summer, there’s no need to hurry
I can breathe, I can begin

[Outro]
The blue cup waits beside the window
And the day is still here