Heading down the winter highway You bear your burden tall No one comes to take it from you When your heart begins to fall
As you go your lonely way You hear the wind begin to say
Chorus Oh, the bitter cold now It’s in your bones now Can’t take it back now You’ll never know how
There be days so full of trouble Your mind is sinking down And your nights are full of sorrow Your cries the only sound
Though you take it all in stride It’s weary now You feel inside
Chorus Oh, the bitter cold now It’s in your bones now Can’t take it back now You’ll never know how Oh, the bitter times now I see in your eyes now Long is the road now Wherever you go now
You await your final rest And watch the sun fade in the west