From the recording Send Me Home
Lyrics
January came this winter
He came home because he missed her
But he’s a different kind of lover
When he’s around her heart takes cover
In his arms, the ground it hardens
And she forgets about the garden
Nothing now will grow here
It’s best to stay inside, dear
January, you are colder than all the winters I have spent here
Since I left home, will I ever get there?
January fire, inspire me, inspire me
So much shame in January
Pain made raw with the bitter weather
And only clouds hold the hours together
Clouds and memories
Like how you didn’t come to see me
Even though you had my letter
Telling you just where you’d find me
The address wasn’t one you wanted
No, you wanted me
January, you are older than all the love that I have spent here
Since I left home, will I ever get there?
January fire, inspire me, oh, inspire me
A fiddler dreams in Arizona
A phoenix rises from the strings
Hops a plane to Minnesota
Waits for winter wings
January, you are bolder than all the lovers I have had, dear
Since I left home will I ever get there?
January fire, January fire
But pain will carry across the distance
And all the miles I’ve put between us
Disappear on clear white mornings
Meet me by the lake at sunrise
And I still hear you singing on the other side