Jenny Wilson

Those Winters

Jenny Wilson


They beat you up, they force you down against the snow 
Sun's been further and the snow has benn harder 
You know the sky's been greyer before 
You know the winter has been colder 
You know, 'cause you know those winters so well

All the parents and the kids are erased by the snowflakes 
But you hear their trembling voices 
They're gathering in the haze 
And the fists and bony elbows force you 
They beat you up so badly this time 
But you know the darkness has been darker before 
And that the shadows have been shorter 
You know 'cause you know those winters so well 

You remember all those winters 
The snow drifts under your back 
The blizzard is making tears in your eyes 
And the strokes bruisers in your face 
Soon, I guess, the summer comes around 
From time to time it's better to be beaten up in the backyard 
When the sun sets with a pink sky above