It's late November and we're walking around the town
to feel the warm breeze on our knees
And on Thanksgiving day we ate our massive meal
I hope it stays this way all winter
This year at Christmastime we opened all our presents
we bought our own Florida Key
Beachfront property is going for a song
I hope it stays this way forever
Our June wedding was disrupted by all the tumbleweeds
blowing through the aisle
and knocking the preacher off his feet
On Independence Day we cranked up the AC
and watched the fireworks display
I think I'm finally looking forward to the end
...in August the cornstalks were blazing in the fields...
It's not so much the heat as the choking clouds of smoke
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