"40 Winters" lyrics
40 winters, cold and dark
Surround you like a beauty mark
A tilt of the axis, it's that time of year
And a flush of your cheekbones says no damage here
The first time I saw you, there was ice on the ground
A girl in a greenhouse said, "paradise found"
For
40 winters [x2]
40 winters, straight in line
Were you not my valentine
Arms blossom sandalwood, oat moss and musk
Will fragrant your senses from daylight 'til dusk
You made the simple life fit for a king
And oatmeal by candlelight, a beautiful thing
For
40 winters [x4]
Why can't I break the spell, shake you and make you well?
What is it blinding me that keeps you from finding me?
I know you're in there, you haven't gone somewhere that God only knows about
Leaving me frozen out
Darling, I promise you this
I won't let you drown in the mist
40 winters, cold and drear
Could not age you one short year
It's like you're trapped beneath bell jar as big as the earth
And I'm running to reach you for all that I'm worth
I'll bathe you and feed you and I'll tend to your grays
But don't make me leave you in such a dark place
I'm drunk on the bitterness that sorrow demands
And I know that tomorrow is out of my hands
Until we're together, I'll sleep in the snow
And I'll love you forever cause that's all I know
40 winters [x6]
Surround you like a beauty mark
A tilt of the axis, it's that time of year
And a flush of your cheekbones says no damage here
The first time I saw you, there was ice on the ground
A girl in a greenhouse said, "paradise found"
For
40 winters [x2]
40 winters, straight in line
Were you not my valentine
Arms blossom sandalwood, oat moss and musk
Will fragrant your senses from daylight 'til dusk
You made the simple life fit for a king
And oatmeal by candlelight, a beautiful thing
For
40 winters [x4]
Why can't I break the spell, shake you and make you well?
What is it blinding me that keeps you from finding me?
I know you're in there, you haven't gone somewhere that God only knows about
Leaving me frozen out
Darling, I promise you this
I won't let you drown in the mist
40 winters, cold and drear
Could not age you one short year
It's like you're trapped beneath bell jar as big as the earth
And I'm running to reach you for all that I'm worth
I'll bathe you and feed you and I'll tend to your grays
But don't make me leave you in such a dark place
I'm drunk on the bitterness that sorrow demands
And I know that tomorrow is out of my hands
Until we're together, I'll sleep in the snow
And I'll love you forever cause that's all I know
40 winters [x6]
