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Hey Mark:

Was really surprised to see this one pop up again. Just a little history on it: I was looking to come up with a short simple song to end next year's CD - one which follows a loose theme. Never had in mind for it to be a stand-alone song...

I have a confession to make - it's not really about saying good-bye to summer.

I was thinking of writing a song in which a guy is leaving the summer of his life and looking back on it. But then I decided to have some fun and translate his thoughts into those of inanimate objects who were looking at the end of the real summer.

So, for instance, if I had written the song literally, the first verse would have the guy thanking his aging parents both for guiding him but giving him enough freedom as well. Then telling his kids that he is glad they've finally reached adulthood because he's too old to keep up with them

Of course I knew that the underlying meaning would be completely lost because there are no clues given in the lyric - still it was a fun way to come up with ideas for the things that say good-bye in the song.

I'm going on about this to indicate that it was just kind of a whimsical experiment.....

In light of your critique though, maybe I should let my thinking become a little more flexible. I agree absolutely that adding a bridge would be essential in making this a song that could stand on its own. Certainly a better arrangement would be needed as well. Maybe I'll think along those lines! If so, thanks for nudging me out of my narrow way of thinking about it.

Scott