Winter Prayers

[Verse 1] Well it's cold, and you're bored From countin' the Smart cars on 94 When you dream you're back home But the lakeside don't trust you to walk alone Hollow trees talk off-hand All the neckties are toastin' with empty cans And you know why she's gone By the clothes in the river, driftin' on [Chorus] Slide down south 'Cause once in a while, your confidence leaves you Like smoke falls out her red mouth (Aah, ooh, aah, ooh) (Aah, ooh, aah, ooh) [Verse 2] Well she left you the holes The tracks in the backyard, December snow But those sad souvenirs They end at the fence line, disappear Why you'd follow her there? Milwaukee's a deaf ear for winter prayers There's no night, there's no day With only hope in your pocket, and hell to pay [Chorus] Slide down south When once in a while your confidence leaves you Like smoke falls out her red mouth (Aah, ooh, aah, ooh) (Aah, ooh, aah, ooh) (Aah, ooh, aah, ooh) (Aah, ooh, aah, ooh)