Dar Williams February Lyrics

February Lyrics




I threw your keys in the water, I looked back, 
Theyd frozen halfway
down in the ice. 
They froze up so quickly, the keys and their owners,

Even after the anger, it all turned silent, and 
The everyday turned
solitary, 
So we came to February. 

First we forgot where wed planted
those bulbs last year, 
Then we forgot that wed planted at all, 
Then we
forgot what plants are altogether, 
and I blamed you for my freezing and
forgetting and 
The nights were long and cold and scary, 
Can we live
through February? 

You know I think Christmas was a long red glare,

Shot up like a warning, we gave presents without cards, 
And then the
snow, 
And then the snow came, we were always out shoveling, 
And wed
drop to sleep exhausted, 
Then wed wake up, and its snowing. 

And
February was so long that it lasted into March 
And found us walking a path
alone together. 
You stopped and pointed and you said, "Thats a
crocus," 
And I said, "Whats a crocus?" and you said,
"Its a flower," 
I tried to remember, but I said, "Whats a
flower?" 
You said, "I still love you." 

The leaves
were turning as we drove to the hardware store, 
My new lover made me keys
to the house, 
And when we got home, well we just started chopping wood,

Because you never know how next year will be, 
And well gather all our
arms can carry, 
I have lost to February.