January Hymn

On a winter's Sunday I go

To clear away the snow

And green the ground below

April, all an ocean away

Is this the better way to spend the day?

Keeping the winter at bay

What were the words I meant to say before you left?

When I could see your breath lead where you were going to

Maybe I should just let it be

And maybe it will all come back to me

Sing, oh, January, oh

How I lived a childhood in snow

And all my teens in tow

Stuffed in strata of clothes

Pale the winter days after dark

Wandering the grey memorial park

A fleeting beating of hearts

What were the words I meant to say before you left?

When I could see her breath lead where she was going to

Maybe I should just let it be

And maybe it will all come back to me

Sing, oh, Janu-, oh, January, oh