When Fall Comes to New England
A beautiful song about fall in New England. This song contains some of the most beautiful visual pictures that Cheryl has painted. She started writing this while on a little island called Cuttyhunk, which is part of the Elizabeth Islands in September of 1990. When Christine Lavin first heard this song, she insisted that Cheryl record it. It first appeared in the Christine's compilation album When October Goes.
Cheryl recorded a version for Driving Home, but didn't like it that much. She got the original from When October Goes and remixed it to produce the version on Driving Home.
Lyrics
- When Fall Comes To New England
- Words And Music By:
- Cheryl Wheeler
- When fall comes to new england
- The sun slants in so fine
- And the air's so clear
- You can almost hear the grapes grow on the vine
- The nights are sharp with starlight
- And the days are cool and clean
- And in the blue sky overhead
- The northern geese fly south instead
- And leaves are Irish Setter red
- When fall comes to New England
- When fall comes to New England
- And the wind blows off the sea
- Swallows fly in a perfect sky
- And the world was meant to be
- When the acorns line the walkways
- Then winter can't be far
- From yellow leaves a blue jay calls
- Grandmothers Walk Out In Their Shawl
- And Chipmunks Run The Old Stone Walls
- When fall comes to New England
- The frost is on the pumpkin
- The squash is off the vine
- And winter warnings race across the sky
- The squirrels are on to something
- And they're working overtime
- The foxes blink and stare and so do I
- 'Cause when fall comes to New England
- Oh I can't turn away
- From fading light on flying wings
- And late good-byes a robin sings
- And then another thousand things
- When fall comes to New England
- When fall comes to New England
- 9/29/90
- (P) May 27, 2003
- Penrod And Higgins Music / Amachrist Music
- ACF Music Group
- International Copyright Reserved
Song Clips
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Recordings
The song When Fall Comes to New England appears on the following 7 albums:
- Driving Home
- by Wheeler, Cheryl
- New Music Made in New England
- by Various
- Sleepy Hollow 25th Anniversary
- by Various
- Different Stripe
- by Wheeler, Cheryl
- Touring Troubadours
- by Various
- Rite the First Time
- by Three Weird Sisters
- When October Goes
- by Various
