why hate the winter

Iron & Wine

All the waters run out
And you sit there wet
There s a high-speed chase
On the TV set
And I think to myself
Why hate the winter?

The fireplace glows
On the snow outside
You ve a towel around your head
Words in your eyes
They re the words I would say
If only I was braver

But it s much too cold
To run like a dog all alone
So come to my side
And snuggle with me in the blanket
Don t offer your love
Cause I m not the one who should take it

I ll batten the doors and the windows too
The radioman says it s negative two
And then he puts on the song
That just wouldn t fit in the summer

Your body it sways it s so fragile and bare
You say: Won t you come here and play in my hair?
But I still like a tree
Taken by a shiver

And it s much too cold
To run like a dog all alone
So come to my side
And snuggle with me in the blanket
Don t offer your love
Cause I m not the one who should take it

Floorboards are quiet
And cold to the feet
And I cry like a child
Cause you d gone to sleep
And I d give you my soul
If it wasn t that of a sinner

You are no virgin Mary
No angel so clean
And there s no telling all of
The damage you ve seen
But your skin makes for me
A warm screaming reminder

But it s much too cold
To run like a dog all alone
So come to my side
And snuggle with me in the blanket
Don t offer your love
Cause I m not a man who could take it