The Boys of Winter

The Boys of Winter


(With apoligies to Don Henley and his song The Boys of Summer)

S’Nowbody on the road
S’Nowmen are of the past
I feel it in the air
The spring is coming fast

Empty yards, empty streets
The sun’s rays can be felt
I’m drivin’ by your house
Though I know you’re gonna melt

But I can see you-
Your ice skin shinin’ in the sun
You got your scarf stuck now and your coal eyeballs on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the snow boys of winter have gone


I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me frostbit?
Remember how I made ice cream?
Now I don’t understand what happened to our love
But babe, I’m gonna watch you melt
Coz snow is what you’re made of

I can see you-
Your top hat shinin’ in the sun
I see you meltin’ real slow but you’re still smilin’ at everyone
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the snow boys of winter have gone

Out on the road today, I saw a snowplow stick it to a cadillac
A little voice inside my head said, “don’t look back. you can never look back.”
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Winter won’t last forever
I should just let it go but-


I can see you-
Your twig arms shinin’ in the sun
Your carrot nose is gone but your smile beams on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the snowboys of winter are gone.

9 Comments

  • Posted March 7, 2008 12:46 pm 0Likes
    by Aoj and The Lurchers

    Superb!

  • Posted March 8, 2008 11:53 pm 0Likes
    by Jo

    That's wonderful. I love it!

  • Posted March 9, 2008 7:56 pm 0Likes
    by Mike Golch

    Linda,I just love the photos and the reworking of the "boys of summer"just blow me away.I donot think I could do that like you did.My Hat is off to you.

  • Posted March 10, 2008 7:09 am 0Likes
    by Laura/DaPFG

    haha…great job!! (i can't believe you still have all of that snow!!)

  • Posted March 10, 2008 2:36 pm 0Likes
    by Liz

    Nice snowmen! I guess you're not in hospital then?

  • Posted March 11, 2008 4:11 pm 0Likes
    by susan

    Awesome! I've got this big grin on my face singin' the the snowboys of winter!

  • Posted March 12, 2008 5:06 pm 0Likes
    by Joy T.

    Catching up on blog reading and glad to see some snowmen!! I miss my kids getting out there and rolling that snow and stealing the hats from the basket to put on their snowmen. I am however, waiting for all this snow to go. Enough already.

  • Posted March 19, 2008 8:05 am 0Likes
    by onthecurb

    Hey! I've been peaking in on you here and there. I hope you're well and just burned out on the blogging thing.

  • Posted March 20, 2008 12:10 am 0Likes
    by Grandy

    Ha! I've been peaking in like the curb lady, and hoping the same thing. I hope you're alright Linda!!

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