A Dream of Winter

Just back from South Dakota
 And my skin is covered in bed bug
 But it was nice playing Christmas songs
 out there then flying back home to my love
 It's nice not having to go to airports anymore this December
 I'm now living my summer long dream
 This dream of winter
 Wintertime is melancholic and sometimes gets me overthinking
 Especially this one cause I'm a month away from being fifty
 And Oh, how the time has flown
 And Oh, how the trees have grown
 And how nice it is to be back home
 I hope this days pass slowly
 Oh, how this new bedding you got me fells so cozy
 Oh, how the cold makes your cheeks so rosy
 Oh, how my belly's gotten doughy
 Got nothing on my schedule so far next year
 And that's the first in a long time, as far as I can remember
 Just looked out the window
 And in the yard there's a big old deer
 Ain't nothing like the scenery
 And the smell of the nature out here
 And the chimney is pumping smoke up
 Into the chilly sky,
 and the downtown Christmas decorations makes me wanna cry
 When your young takes forever for Christmas to come around
 Then when you're older
 It comes around the corner, faster than a greyhound
 I hope December passes slowly
 In this moment, I feel so lucky
 To be with you putting lights on the Christmas tree
 And the old hardwood floor shine like honey
 And Segovia playing Bach is magic in the living room
 And my dad is 83 years old
 And I'm gonna see him soon
 In this moment yeah, I feel so lucky
 To have a girl in my life
 Who's so nice to me and so pretty
 If I die tomorrow upon me take no pity
 Got a beautiful house in the country
 And a nice apartment in the city
 I've been everywhere from China to Iowa City
 Oh, in this moment I couldn't feel more at ease
 And your cat, she's so snuggly and fluffy
 But when you went to work this morning her and I slept in until 3:30
 Then she woke me up when she jumped out of the bed
 And her feet hit the floor
 And I'm more grateful for this Christmas that's approaching
 Than any Christmas ever before