Cold White Christmas

[00:02.60] cap & gown in purple & gold
[00:10.76] you're 22 years old & a woman now you're told
[00:23.41] Aunt Beth & Charlie cut a check for the graduating niece
[00:33.47] & you marked your independence with a signature on a lease
[00:45.03] but home was a photograph you taped to your wall
[00:52.38] it's gonna be a cold white Christmas in St Paul
[01:17.21] beer for breakfast who's gonna scold
[01:24.74] you've got your early hours dulled by the cigarettes you rolled
[01:37.52] second shift as a fry cook that's your holiday in grease
[01:46.61] & you trudge to work through the snow in a coat down to your knees
[01:59.56] & you linger at the twinkle lights as you pass by the mall
[02:06.66] & count the days to a cold white Christmas in St Paul
[03:14.75] feather down the nights get so cold
[03:22.01] & you ignore the smell of mold as you smooth out the folds
[03:34.37] when you're on your own you've got no one to please
[03:45.12] in a Minnesota city just as bare & as mean as the winter trees
[03:56.29] but you'll be damned if you're the one making collect calls
[04:04.73] on a cold white Christmas in St Paul
[04:15.52] yeah it's a cold white Christmas in St Paul
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