[Verse] Sun’s gone down, but the heat still clings, Like old regrets on my skin. The screen door creaks with a hollow moan, And the city’s quiet, but I’m still alone. [Pre-Chorus] There’s a smell of rain in the concrete air, But the sky won’t cry—nothing’s fair. [Chorus] Late summer blues, driftin’ through the cracks, Ain’t no fix for the way I’m broken back. From a basement window, the low light leaks, And the silence hums like a lost regret. Late summer blues—I can’t shake the ache, Just a shadow in a fading light. [Verse] Cigarette smoke curls like a ghost I knew, Fadin’ slow with a tune I can’t do. The floorboards groan like a tired old friend, And I’m stuck here with my love’s last send. [Pre-Chorus] The radio plays a love song I hate, But it’s the only one I can’t wait. [Chorus] Late summer blues, driftin’ through the cracks, Ain’t no fix for the way I’m broken back. From a basement window, the low light leaks, And the silence hums like a lost regret. Late summer blues—I can’t shake the ache, Just a shadow in a fading light. [Bridge] No one’s comin’ through that rusted door, Just the echo of a dream I can’t ignore. If I could fade like this heat, I’d leave the weight, disappear, I’d be free… [Chorus] Late summer blues, driftin’ through the cracks, Ain’t no fix for the way I’m broken back. From a basement window, the low light leaks, And the silence hums like a lost regret. Late summer blues—I can’t shake the ache, Just a shadow in a fading light. [Outro] Late summer blues… Just a shadow… In the fading light…