Like You're Still Near Lyrics

Mistletoe grows at the top of the oak tree

That stands in the front of my yard

A dried wicker fence post leans sadly where the kids played

In the drive where I parked my new car

And I'm standing in front of

A window that once held

Your image when you were not old

And trying to remember when the wind and the rain wasn't cold

I never felt as lonely

As the Monday they took you

Away from our home midday

The cup that your lips touched

Sits next to the hairbrush

And the perfume you were wearing that day

Now every day is Monday

And every minute's midday

And every day is night since you've gone.

And I can't seem to remember when the wind and the rain wasn't cold

And it's always cold 'round here.

The wind's been blowing all year.

The rain's still falling. I can hear;

I can hear you calling

Just like you're still near

This house once was spring time

And it glowed in the sunshine

Of your smile and your warm embrace

I held on for dear life

To the time you were my wife

And the picture of love on your face

My mind can't forget

The way your arms felt

And the sight of your hair curled in gold.

But I can't seem to remember when the wind and the rain wasn't cold.

And it's always cold 'round here.

The wind's been blowing all year.

The rain's still falling. I can hear;

I can hear you calling

Just like you're still near