Standin' in the Winter streets The wind, it bites my skin So I disappear into my coat and start to walk again The street lamp lights look like the sun Shown faintly through the snow I follow them like breadcrumbs hoping they will lead me home
I cross a bridge and look on down The river's frozen still I can feel my destination closer Somewhere past that hill The cars pass by like comets Splash their tails of slush on me I never thought this journey'd be so hard Although I knew it wouldn't be easy
A man strides by and tips his hat As if to say hello All I could think to myself is How did I ever get so low I step into a bar and order whiskey on the rocks The ice melts from my head and Runs right down to my socks
The women dance There's a false romance On the faces in the crowd I have to leave my ears they ring The music is so loud I freeze again, but I feel so numb The whiskey did the trick My stomach churns My chest it burns I'm starting to feel sick
I stumble on and hum a song I learned when I was young About a man falsely accused But somehow still was hung I see the churches steeple Like a high and mighty sign It seems to help me rest assured I just don't mind dying
I sit down on the roadside Take a load off of my feet And contemplate my yesterdays And softly pass asleep