The Very First Snow

The world rose and it changes gears
But today I'll stay in bed
I'm gonna soak these sheets in tears
I'm gonna think of you instead

They say that you're in a better place now
Oh but they don't believe what they know
You left with all of the Christmas lights on
As light as the very first snow

I see red and I hear the noise
I'm gonna go there when I can
A whiskey rye is my drug of choice
I think the night will understand

And though you won't get that cold anymore
You will freeze in the back of my brain
And in my dreams I will open the door
If you will lean into the frame

I'm gonna miss your indoor voice
And the way you washed your hands
And all these diamonds that you left for me
That I just thought were sand

They say that you're in a better place now
Oh, but they don't believe what they know
You left with all of the Christmas lights on
As light as the very first snow