Child of Snow

Gone are the days when we were innocent and white
Picture of stars replaced by rows of city lights
Now if you look beyond the window sill
Deep within the pines
Out in the cold, I lie, I lie

Gone are the songs we sang of who we'd all become
Much like the lullabies we faded one by one
Now if you look beneath the floor of ice
Frozen overnight
Hollow and still, there lies our lives

You were saying, you were saying
All of us are growing up
I was waiting, I was waiting
Never got to see the morning sun
Ha

Gone is the house where we made memories of snow
Now all the kids are gone and trees have overgrown
Under the shelter of an empty swing
Sits a book of mine
Scribbles and sketches of our time
A fairy tale recounting life

You were saying, you were saying
All of us are growing up
I was waiting, I was waiting
Winter ended so abrupt
Ha, ha, ha
What I would give for one more day-ay-ay

Here comes the sun, spring has arrived
The ice starts to thaw, no clouds in the sky
But something feels odd
Did someone near me escape my memory?

The children will sing a beautiful song
Of when they grow up and all move along
The lyrics recall a scene from the story
That I have never seen (you're lost in thoughts but no one comes to mind)

The flowers in bloom, the birds have returned
And in our old house, the fire still burns
Where have I seen (somebody hear me)
This puddle before me through the ice?

You were saying, you were saying
All the world is growing up
I was waiting, I was waiting
Winter ended so abrupt
Ha, ha, ha
What I would give for one more day-ay-ay

And I, I, I
Quickly before I melt away-ay-ay