Wake me up when September ends

A SMS came in early this morning when I was preparing to go to work:

“Hi, leaving for UK this Saturday? Only back next August. Need anything? Drop me an email if anything comes to mind. Call me on this number. Next year. Sign...XXX”

I stared at the SMS and after a long while, turned on louder the music I was playing on my Hi-fi:-

"as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends

summer has come and passed
the innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

ring out the bells again
like we did when spring began
wake me up when september ends"