When the Water Gets Cold and Freezes on the Lake

I think I'd rather wait for the winter to come I never make a move when I'm out in the sun I'll be ready to forgive your foolish mistake When the water gets cold and freezes on the lake I need a good night of sleep and I need a little more time I need to sleep for a few months before I make up my mind I'll be up early in the morning and wide awake When the water gets cold and freezes on the lake I've seen your face in a dream, I've heard your name in a vision I give myself a season before I make a decision My nails will be steady, my hands won't shake When the water gets cold and freezes on the lake There's a lot of things I'm doing I've never thought I could do There's a lot a places in the world that I will never get to without you Right now I need to stay home And I don't need your company Right now I need to be alone And I need you to stay away from me I love the smell of your hair, and the blue of your eyes But you're far too complicated an you tell a lot of lies I'll see what's right and what's wrong, I'll see what's true and what's fake When the water gets cold and freezes on the lake And then I'll send out invitation to my family and friends They will come all the way from Sweden, they will come all the way from France My brother will bless the wine, and my sister will bake a cake When the water gets cold and freezes on the lake Then when the time is right, and when I think I understand When I forget that you've run away, that you've been with another man You'll come to me crawling as fast as a snake When the water gets cold and freezes on the lake There's a lot of things I'm doing I've never thought I could do There's a lot a places in the world that I will never get to without you Right now I need to stay home And I don't need your company Right now I need to be alone And I need you to stay away from me Come on Brother And then in the white of the snow and in the quiet of nature I will ask you to stay with me, no matter the temperature And I hope you'll say yes, and won't try to escape When the water gets cold and freezes on the lake