[Verse 1] Lo and behold your mother is drinking again This might be the coldest winter since records began You are a low moon, steady with wintry calm Leading the children softly across the farm [Verse 2] Each morning youd march your sisters like soldiers to school Cause lo and behold your father had drunk all the fuel You are a low moon, steady with wintry calm Somewhere inside the fire of your youth went dark [Verse 3] But you swear blind there is no weight in the water pail You say My love, you take the cards that youre dealt Cause theres no guiding light arching a line to Bethlehem If its dark outside, you light the fire yourself. [Chorus] Darling, when the ice caps melt When the devils in the bible belt Dont cower in your bed Ill be on the 545 You can meet me at the railway line And dont look so scared [Outro] Cause weve been through worse than this before we could talk The trick of it is, dont be afraid anymore Oh, the trick of it is dont be afraid anymore
wintry, lo, steady, behold, trick