Stepped out through the melting ice
Took care in the coming light
Cathedral bells ringing down
Branches blooming all through town
And in my ears a steady ring
Kept me moving toward the spring
It was a long long and cold year
But I think it's all becoming clear

And I've thought it through
I think I want it too
When I saw you there upon your chair
In the light of winter's air
Came sudden like a southern wind
Like the santa anas blowing in
A pheasant's feather for you thoughts
I said don't shoot me with your buckshot
We listened for the sounds out there
Raised our knives out of fear
It was a long long and cold year
But I think it's all becoming clear

'Cause I've thought it through
I think I want it too
'Cause I saw you there upon your chair
In the light of winter's air
Stepped out through the melting ice
Took care in the coming light
Cathedral bells ringing down
Branches blooming all through town
And in my ears a steady ring
Kept us moving toward the spring
It was a long long cold year
But the thaw is finally here

And I've thought it through
I'm sure I want it too
When I see you there upon your chair
In the light of winter's air
I see you there upon your chair
In the light of winter's air
I see you there upon your chair
In the light of winter's air
Your amber eyes and raven hair
In the light of winter's air