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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Laura Marling
Vocals
Marcus Mumford
Drums
Peter Roe
Background Vocals
Ted Dwane
Background Vocals
Tom Hobden
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Laura Marling
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ethan Johns
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Engineer
Dom Monks
Engineer
Lyrics
You were so smart then
In your jacket and coat
My softest red scarf was
Warming your throat
Winter was on us
At the end my nose
And I'll never love England
More than when covered in snow
But a friend of mine says it good to hear
That you believe in love even if set in fear
Well I'll hold you there brother and set you straight
I only believe true love is frail and willing to break
I will come back here
Bring me back when I'm old
I want to lay here
Forever in the cold
I might be cold but
I'm just skin and bones
And I'll never love England
More than when covered in snow
I wrote my name in your book
Only God knows why
And I bet you that He cracked a smile
And I'm clearing all the crap out of my room
Trying desperately to figure out
What it is that makes me blue
And I wrote an epic letter to you
And it's twenty-two pages front and back
But it's too good to be used
And I tried to be a girl who likes to be used
I'm too good for that
There's a mind under this hat
And I called them all
And told them I've got to move
I'm out now
It's too hard
I'm on my own
It's too hard
Feel like running
Feel like running
Running off
And we will keep you
We will keep you
Little one
Safe from harm
Like an extra arm
You are a part of us
And you were so smart then
In your jacket and coat
My softest red scarf was
Warming your throat
Winter will leave us
Left the end of my nose
Well goodbye old England
Until next year's snow
Written by: Laura Marling