Forty Winters Lyrics

Forty winters, cold and dark
Surround you like a beauty markA tilt on the accesses
That time of year
And the flesh of your cheekbones
Says no damage hereThe first time I saw you
There was ice on the ground
And the girl in the greenhouse said
Paradise foundForty 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 till duskYou made the simple life
Fit for a king
An oaten meal by candle light
A beautiful thingForty winters, forty winters
Forty winters, forty wintersWhy 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 outDarling, I promise you this
I won't let you drown in the mistForty winters, dark and drear
Could not age you one short yearIt's like I'm trapped beneath the bell jar
As big as the earth
And I'm running to reach you
For all that I'm worthI'll bathe you and feed you
And I'll tend to your grace
But don't make me leave you
In such a dark placeI'm drunk on the bitterness
That sorrow and [Incomprehensible]
And I know that tomorrow
Is out of my handsUntil we're together
I'll sleep in the snow
And I'll love you forever
'Cause that all I knowForty winters, forty winters
Forty winters, forty winters
Forty winters, forty winters