The sky is the color of white hot iron
The sun is long over due
The snow is falling, hopeless and perfect
And I am waiting for you
A new afterthought, a stupid idea
I stayed home all day
And wished you were here
It's been a hard year
No one is safe in a country of spies
The landlord is taking down names
This building is broken, it's windows are worthless
And no one ever complains
A new afterthought, a stupid idea
I stayed home all day
And wished you were here
It's been a hard year
The inks spots of birds shifting in flight
A long afternoon turns to night
And I see the sun through a crack in the sky
And just like that it all passes by
It's been a hard year
The front page pictures are already old
The dishes sit in the sink
Seven long days spent in bed
And I haven't slept a wink
A new afterthought, a stupid idea
I stayed home all day
And wished you were here
It's been a hard year