Winter Song

When winter's shadowy fingers
 First pursue you down the street
 And your boots no longer lie
 About the cold around your feet
 Do you spare a thought for summer
 Whose passage is complete
 Whose memories lie in ruins
 And whose ruins lie in heat
 When winter comes howling in
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 When the wind is singing strangely
 Blowing music through your head
 And your rain splattered windows
 Make you decide to stay in bed
 Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp
 Who wishes he was dead
 Or pull up your bedclothes higher
 Dream of summertime instead?
 When winter comes howling in
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 The creeping cold has fingers
 That caress without permission
 And mystic crystal snowdrops
 Only aggravate the condition
 Do you spare one thought for the traveler
 With no secure position
 Who's turned and spurned by village and town
 At the magistrate's decision?
 When winter comes howling in
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 When the turkey's in the oven
 And the christmas presents are bought
 And santa's in his module
 He's an american astronaut
 Do you spare one thought for Jesus
 Who had nothing but his thoughts
 Who got busted just for talking
 And befriending the wrong sorts?
 When winter comes howling in
 When winter
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 When winter comes
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 Comes howling in