The Decemberists - January Hymn lyrics

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On a winter Sunday I go,

To clear away the snow,

And green the ground below.

April all an ocean away,

Is this the better way to spend the day?

Keeping the winter at bay.

Chorus:

What were the words I meant to say before you left?

When I could see your breath lead where you were going to.

Maybe I should just “let it be”,

and maybe it will all come back to me,

Sing oh January oh!

How I lived a childhood in snow,

And all my teens in tow,

Stuffed in strata of glow.

Hail the winter days after dark,

Wandering the gray memorial park,

A fleeting beating of hearts.

Chorus:

What were the words I meant to say before she left?

When I could see her breath lead where she was going to.

Maybe I should just “let it be”,

And maybe it will all come back to me.

Sing oh Janu…

Oh January oh!

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Thanks to greta