Lyrics to Winter Winds

All the things to say*

On my dying day

You know the winter winds will one day settle down

You know the talk of spring will push us off the ground

Oh I believe in you more than you can now know

If I could stay right here, I'd never let you go

This is an old refrain I used to sing to you

You had your mother's eyes. You weren't even two

When we left Ft Greene, you were still in our arms

We tried the best we could to keep you safe from harm

And in the end, in the end…

We crossed the Brooklyn Bridge. We crossed the ocean wide

We sold all of our things. We kept our open eyes

For more the century, took more than our blood and bones

More than just you and me to make this place our home

If you love someone, don't be afraid to fall

What could it mean to win if you can't lose it all?

I know the stars they fall. Sometimes the sky falls too

Sometimes the long freight train don't stop for me or you

And in the end, in the end, keep your heart open

Yeah this is an old refrain I sang when you lay down

Though it may sound the same, everything's different now

I know you'll walk away, over that mountain there

If I could go with you, I'd follow you everywhere

There are things so hard. I wish they wouldn't bruise

Everyone that you love, you will one day lose

And one day I'll have to go. I'll travel further still

And I will not return no matter how strong my will

But you know these winter winds will soon be settling

Even the sun will shine. One day it will be spring

Oh it's hard, I know, to carry on

Go with grace my son