[Verse 1]
Alarm hits dark and early
Steam ghosting from my breath
Coffee shakes inside this thermos
Frost still clings to every step
Heavy coat on in the driveway
Sky stuck between night and blue
Ice on the windshield
Hands are aching
But the forecast says
“it’s you”
[Pre-Chorus]
‘Cause by the time that sun gets cruel
I’ll be sweating through this wool
[Chorus]
Coat in the morning
Short sleeves by noon
Burning like August
Then a chill by the moon
Six more weeks of maybe
Six more weeks of tune
Coat in the morning
Jacket under the moon (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Phone says forty when I leave town
Feels like ninety after lunch
Peel this flannel off my shoulder
Windows down
That southern punch
By the game the sky’s gone purple
Breath comes out in silver lines
Dig my jacket from the backseat
Same routine a thousand times
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s a joke we never choose
Still we live in sun and bruise
[Chorus]
Coat in the morning
Short sleeves by noon
Burning like August
Then a chill by the moon
Six more weeks of maybe
Six more weeks of tune
Coat in the morning
Jacket under the moon (hey)
[Bridge]
Groundhog grins on the TV light
Says we’re stuck in this slow fist fight
Between the frost
Between the bloom
Same old dance
Same old costume
[Chorus]
Coat in the morning
Short sleeves by noon
Sweat on my collar
Then I’m shivering soon
Six more weeks of maybe
Six more weeks in tune
Coat in the morning
Jacket under the moon
Coat in the morning
Jacket under the moon