Why Hate Winter Songtext
von Iron & Wine

All the waters run out and you sit there wet
There′s a high-speed chase on the TV set
And I think to myself, "Why hate the winter?"

The fireplace glows on the snow outside
You've a towel around your head
And words in your eyes, they′re the words I would say
If only I was braver

But it's much too cold
To run like a dog all alone
So come to my side and snuggle with me in the blanket
Don't offer your love ′cause I′m not the one who should take it

I'll batten the doors and the windows too
The radioman says it′s negative two
And then he puts on the song
That just wouldn't fit in the summer


Your body it sways it′s so fragile and bare
You say, "Won't you come here and play in my hair?"
But I still like a tree
Taken by a shiver

And it′s much too cold
To run like a dog all alone
So come to my side and snuggle with me in the blanket
Don't offer your love 'cause I′m not the one who should take it

Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm

Floorboards are quiet and cold to the feet
And I cry like a child ′cause you've gone to sleep
And I′d give you my soul
If it wasn't that of a sinner

You are no Virgin Mary, no angel so clean
And there′s no telling all of the damage you've seen
But your skin makes for me
A warm screaming reminder


But it′s much too cold
To run like a dog all alone
So come to my side and snuggle with me in the blanket
Don't offer your love 'cause I′m not a man who can take it