Winter Well

Now the days are getting short And the nights are drawing in And the gifts are being bought As the Christmas shop begins When the fireworks fly high And the bonfires start to glow And you watch the burning guy Like they did so long ago When the homeless in their shelters Find some festive peace And the doctors and the nurses All stay within our reach When the cloudy skies turn white And the snow begins to fall And the never ending nights Makes our large world very small Winter well Winter well Till the springtime comes again Winter well Winter well Stay warm and winter well When the frost lays on the ground And the earth is hardening up And you feel like hunkering down With a warming winter cup As the old year fades away And the new one comes along Many quietly sit and pray And remember those who've gone Winter well Winter well Till the springtime comes again Winter well Winter well Stay warm and winter well As the migrant birds take flight Heading for the warmer climes And the candles are alight Keep them burning all the time As the children with their sleighs Slide down hills of ice And the cold and crispy days Are a frozen paradise Winter well Winter well Till the springtime comes again Winter well Winter well Stay warm and winter well