Try to Remember

Try to remember the kind of September

When life was slow and oh, so mellow;

Try to remember the kind of September

When grass was green and grain was yellow;

Try to remember the kind of September

When you were a tender and callow fellow.

Try to remember, and if you remember, then follow.

Try to remember when life was so tender,

That no one wept except the willow;

Try to remember when life was so tender,

That dreams were kept beside your pillow;

Try to remember when life was so tender,

That love was an ember about to billow.

Try to remember, and if you remember, then follow.

Deep in December, it's nice to remember,

Although you know the snow will follow;

Deep in December, it's nice to remember,

Without a hurt the heart is hollow;

Deep in December, it's nice to remember,

The fire of September that makes us mellow.

Try to remember, and if you remember, then follow.

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