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You and I would speak of time’s cold temper
Watching our sun dials in the winter
When the sky was overcast
And the present felt like past
Walking down a road says do not enter

Underneath the naked oaks and maples
Ravens speak their minds on the phone cables
Might be an argument
But time is better spent
So I’ll just lay my cards down on the table

I miss you on these long dark solstice days
When our conversation came in waves
And now our love is in a shallow grave
But my memories remain always

I’d study your breath in late December
Like cigarette I still remember
How it moved against the wind
And I used to know you then
Back before the world forced our surrender

I miss you on these long dark solstice days
When our conversation came in waves
And now our love is in a shallow grave
But my memories remain always

c. 2020 Alfred Howard and Avi Vinocur
Lyrics by Alfred Howard
Music by Goodnight, Texas

Appears as a co-write single for Alfred’s series “Alfred Howard Writes Songs With Friends.
Cover Design by Al’s Mom.
Mixed by Avi Vinocur
Mastered by Mike Butler

Avi Vinocur vocals and guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion
Shelbi Bennett backing vocals
Patrick Dyer Wolf background vocals and banjo