Settle down my frazzled bride You might frighten the children awake With that tempest you hang on your face You raise your fist and it trembles there Like a branch tapping the window pane In the summertime before the rain In the summertime before the rain Come lay thee down my supple bride The years seal their beauty in you Like our time with our mothers can do But how long now since we've been in school? And we drew who we wanted to be? We made love to our sincerity We made love to our sincerity Sitting down, my frazzled bride said, "God takes the anger I save When I save it to throw in your face" But winter's here with it's memories And it's clear that we don't want the truth It's just comfort I'm wanting from you It's just comfort I'm wanting from you It's just comfort I'm wanting from you