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The Winter is Long lyrics
Saturday, January 26, 2008
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The winter is long, it will never be over
The snow is deep neath a cloudy sky
But here's a house that was made for two,
And we'll keep warm, my love and I.
I make the coffee at the break of day
I watch the birds as they come and go
Sometimes I wish I could fly away
And not remain in this world of snow.
A car there is, coming down the road
O would it were someone coming for me
But it goes on — someone I don't know —
And disappears into the trees.
I lean'd my back up against the wall
And felt the cold like a ghostly hand
And heard mortality gently call
Your life is short, live it while you can.
Oh love is handsome and love is fine,
It shines so steady, brave and true
I could not live except you were mine
And so I've come to be with you.
The winter is long, it will never be over
The snow is deep neath a cloudy sky
But here's a house that was made for two,
And we'll keep warm, my love and I.
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