The trees are getting shaded from the quarry to the cliffs
The birds are flying earlier than ever since you left
I can’t recall another time the water was so clear
The cold is comin’ earlier this year
The wind blows a melody accompanied by rain
Snow falls in harmony to amplify the pain
Together it’s a symphony don’t no one want to hear
The cold is comin’ earlier this year
Chorus: And with the tears I cried alone that night still frozen to my face
I curse the day I ever got to this God forsaken place
I stuck around, I kept it down, but now the story’s told,
’bout how you left me lonely in the cold
Instrumental:
I pull my coat around my neck and stagger through the dark
Fight to pry these icy fingers loose from around my heart
Shake and shiver endlessly frozen by the fear
The cold is comin’ earlier this year
Chorus: And with the tears I cried alone that night still frozen to my face
I cursed the day I ever got to this God forsaken place
I stuck around, I kept it down, but now the story’s told,
’bout how you left me lonely in the cold

©1997 Mike Hopkins Jr.