When The Water Gets Cold And Freezes On The Lake

i think id rather wait for the winter to come
i never make a move when im out in the sun
ill be ready to forgive your foolish mistake
when the water gets cold and freezes on the lake
i need a good night of sleeping, i need a little more time
i need to sleep for a few months before i make up my mind
ill be up early in the morning and wide awake
when the water gets cold and freezes on the lake
i saw your face in a dream, i heard your name in a vision
i give myself a season before i make a decision
my knees will be steady and my hands wont shake
when the water gets cold and freezes on the lake
theres a lot of things im doing i never thought i would do
theres a lot of places in the world that i would never go to without you
right now i need to stay home and i dont need your company
right now i need to alone and i need you to stay away from me
i love the smell of your hair and the blue of your eyes
but youre far too complicated and you tell a lot of lies
ill see whats right and whats wrong, ill see whats true and whats fake
when the water gets cold and freezes on the lake
and then ill send out invitations to my family in france
they will come all the way from sweden, they will come all the way from france
my brother will bless the wine and my sister will bake a cake
when the water gets cold and freezes on the lake
then when the time is right and when i think i understand
when i forget that youre a runaway, that youve had another man
youll come to me crawling as fast as a snake
when the water gets cold and freezes on the lake
theres a lot of things im doing i never thought i would do
theres a lot of places in the world that i would never go to without you
but right now i need to stay home and i dont need your company
right now i need to alone and i need you to stay away from me
(come on brother)
and then in the white of the snow and the quite of nature
i will ask you to stay with me no matter the temperature
i hope youll say: 'yes' and wont try to escape
when the water gets cold and freezes on the lake