Forty Winters
Forty winters, cold and dark
Surround you like a beauty mark
A tilt on the accesses, that time of year
And the flesh of your cheekbones says "No damage here"
The first time I saw you, there was ice on the ground
And the girl in the greenhouse said, "Paradise found"
Forty winters, forty winters
Forty winters straight in line
Were you not my valentine?
Orange blossoms and sandal woods, oaken moss and musk
Will fragrance your senses from daylight 'til dusk
You made the simple life fit for a king
An oaten meal by candlelight, a beautiful thing
Forty winters, forty winters
Forty winters, forty winters
Why can't I break the spell, shake you and make you well?
What is it blinding me that keeps you from finding me?
I know you're in there, you haven't gone somewhere
That God only knows about leaving me frozen out
Darling, I promise you this
I won't let you drown in the mist
Forty winters, dark and drear
Could not age you one short year
It's like I'm trapped 'neath the bell jar as big as the earth
And I'm running to reach you for all that I'm worth
I'll bathe you and feed you, and I'll tend to your grace
But don't make me leave you in such a dark place
I'm drunk on the bitterness that sorrow demands
And I know that tomorrow is out of my hands
Until we're together, I'll sleep in the snow
And I'll love you forever, 'cause that's all I know about
Forty winters, forty winters
Forty winters, forty winters
Forty winters, forty winters
Surround you like a beauty mark
A tilt on the accesses, that time of year
And the flesh of your cheekbones says "No damage here"
The first time I saw you, there was ice on the ground
And the girl in the greenhouse said, "Paradise found"
Forty winters, forty winters
Forty winters straight in line
Were you not my valentine?
Orange blossoms and sandal woods, oaken moss and musk
Will fragrance your senses from daylight 'til dusk
You made the simple life fit for a king
An oaten meal by candlelight, a beautiful thing
Forty winters, forty winters
Forty winters, forty winters
Why can't I break the spell, shake you and make you well?
What is it blinding me that keeps you from finding me?
I know you're in there, you haven't gone somewhere
That God only knows about leaving me frozen out
Darling, I promise you this
I won't let you drown in the mist
Forty winters, dark and drear
Could not age you one short year
It's like I'm trapped 'neath the bell jar as big as the earth
And I'm running to reach you for all that I'm worth
I'll bathe you and feed you, and I'll tend to your grace
But don't make me leave you in such a dark place
I'm drunk on the bitterness that sorrow demands
And I know that tomorrow is out of my hands
Until we're together, I'll sleep in the snow
And I'll love you forever, 'cause that's all I know about
Forty winters, forty winters
Forty winters, forty winters
Forty winters, forty winters
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Writer(s): Rodney Crowell
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