Winter's Wish

The little boy's bleary-eyed stumbling steps
With small sticky hands and his peppermint breath
He stares out the window with all of his might
That a dusting of snow leaves a blanket of white

Grandma's spritz cookies are the best that he knows
Is it butter or magic she puts in the dough
It's these simple things he depends on each year
It's hot chocolate kisses and loved ones so dear

It's a simple winter's wish
May it always be like this

His giggles and singing are heard round the clock
He senses it coming, his heart is filled up
If only this feeling could last all the year
He feels his grasp slipping the moment it's here

It's a simple winter's wish
May it always be like this
It's a simple winter's wish
May it always be like this

The twinkling lights start to fade from his eyes
The fire's dying embers beckon goodbyes
The years keep on passing, the drummer boy drums
But we all become children when this time of year comes

It's these simple things he depends on each year
No matter who leaves us, the memory lives. here

It's a simple winter's wish
May it always be like this
It's a simple winter's wish
Somewhere it's always just like this