Cold Anniversary

She woke up this morning before the light

Walked past the baby's bed as she cried

Slipped on her cotton dress and stepped outside

I could hear her cursing the new sunrise

I stood in the doorway in the dark

I could feel the fire burning in her heart

Wishing there was something I could do to ease the pain

It's been a long, hard year with no one to blame

And I can't pretend

To understand what she's going

Going through today, yeah

Oh, how she must be

Near the deadly chill of a cold anniversary yeah

Ooh, oh

Winding road through Virginia hills

Three hundred miles, her lips were sealed

'Til we passed that courthouse in the rain

She said, "guess we're bound to stop there one of these days"

And I just shook my head

I just understand what she's going

Going through today, yeah

Oh, how she must be

Near the deathly chill of a cold anniversary yeah

Ooh, oh

And I can't pretend

To understand what she's going

Going through today, yeah

Oh, how she must be

Near the deadly chill of a cold anniversary yeah

Ooh, oh

Anniversary