Winter Song-Lindisfarne

[00:29.08]When winter's shadowy fingers [00:33.17]First pursue you down the street [00:37.72]And your boots no longer lie [00:41.78]About the cold around your feet [00:46.77]Do you spare a thought for summer whose passage is complete [00:56.24]Whose memories lie in ruins [01:00.48]And whose ruins lie in heat [01:05.53]When winter [01:13.85]Comes howling in [01:25.97]When the wind is singing strangely [01:30.36]Blowing music through your head [01:34.96]And your rain splattered windows [01:39.19]Make you decide to stay in bed [01:44.20]Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp [01:49.29]Who wishes he was dead [01:53.23]Or do you pull the bed-clothes higher [01:58.15]Dream of summertime instead [02:03.29]When winter [02:11.73]Comes howling in [02:24.13]The creeping cold has fingers [02:28.16]That caress without permission [02:33.02]And mystic crystal snowdrops [02:37.13]Only aggravate the condition [02:42.06]Do you spare one thought for the gypsy with no secure position [02:51.55]Who's turned and spurned by village and town [02:56.05]At the magistrate's decision [03:00.62]When winter [03:09.09]Comes howling in [03:13.29] [03:30.54]When the turkey's in the oven [03:34.97]And the Christmas presents are bought [03:39.68]And Santa's in his module [03:43.91]He's an American astronaut [03:48.92]Do you spare one thought for Jesus [03:53.93]Who had nothing but his thoughts [03:58.50]Who got busted just for talking [04:03.03]And befriending the wrong sorts [04:08.15]When winter [04:16.54]Comes howling in [04:29.07]When winter [04:37.81]Comes howling in [04:42.37]