For the Wintertime

Ice on the branches

Frost in the field

Tea in the kettle

Horse on the hill

One room cabin

Hang your hat high

Be mine for the wintertime

December was never meant to be spent alone

Ride beside me through falling snow

Until rivers rise,

And spring arrives,

Be mine for the wintertime

Tending the garden

With sun-weathered hands

You move through my mind

Like water undamned

Now when the stars come out

And the world goes quiet

I’d give anything to hold you

One last time

The darkest day,

A warm embrace,

Everything fades

Gold leaves of autumn

Came and went

Left on the table

A letter unsent

Its warm in the stable

And here in my heart

May you be happy

Wherever you are

December was never meant to be spent alone

Ride beside me through falling snow

Until rivers rise,

And spring arrives,

Be mine for the wintertime