Dewey Kincade

Lyrics

I could feel the wind and I could see my breath
In a log cabin I nearly froze to death
And it was cold
Had my wool cap on as I sit inside
My attic room down on Frankfort drive
And it was cold

The cold is worse when you’re all alone
And you got nobody to warm your bones
And it’s oh, so cold.

The boiler broke up on Inwood Place
The woman I loved she was miles away
And it was cold
Loft was big down on Morgan Ave.
I paid a hundred for heat that I don’t have
And it was cold

I never asked for a house of gold
Just a roof and walls to keep away the cold
I sang for truth and sang for love
I gave my all but it wasn’t enough
To keep away the cold

Washington heights, and I’m on the lease
I got a brand new place with the same old freeze
And it’s cold
I don’t mind folks getting music for free
That’s the way it should be, but that don’t mean
That it ain't cold

I sang for money out on the street
I’d sing for food and I would sing for heat
When it was oh, so cold
I could be your lover
I could be your kin
So why you wanna leave me to the howlin’ wind
When it’s cold?