Winter

Tori Amos ( Little Earthquakes )

Snow can wait

I forgot my mittens

Wipe my nose, get my new boots on

I get a little warm in my heart

When I think of winter

I put my hand in my father s glove

I run off

Where the drifts get deeper

Sleeping Beauty trips me with a frown

I hear a voice:

You must learn to stand up

For yourself

Cause I can t always be around

He says when you gonna make up your mind

When you gonna love you as much as I do

When you gonna make up your mind

Cause things are gonna change so fast

All the white horses are still in bed

I tell you that I ll always want you near

You say that things change, my dear

Boys get discovered

As winter melts

Flowers competing for the sun

Years go by

And I m here still waiting

Withering where some snowman was

Mirror, mirror

Where s the Crystal Palace

But I only can see myself

Skating around the truth who I am

But I know, Dad, the ice is getting thin

When you gonna make up your mind

When you gonna love you as much as I do

When you gonna make up your mind

Cause things are gonna change so fast

All the white horses are still in bed

I tell you that I ll always want you near

You say that things change, my dear

Hair is grey

And the fires are burning

So many dreams on the shelf

You say I wanted you to be proud of me

I always wanted that myself

When you gonna make up your mind

When you gonna love you as much as I do

When you gonna make up your mind

Cause things are gonna change so fast

All the white horses have gone ahead

I tell you that I ll always want you near

You say that things change, my dear

Never change

All the white h