Late In the Afternoon

Late in the afternoon, October

Lights be coming on soon

Late in the afternoon, a little older

Be turning the clocks back soon

But you can't turn the clocks back, can you?I'm not a novelty

You know every inch of me

Please don't begin to doubt me

Forget what you love about meLook out your high window, November

A carpet of leaves below

You never saw through me, remember

And it wouldn't take that much

For something to kick away this crutchI'm not a mystery

You know everything about me

I stand here every night

In fluorescent bathroom light