January's Child

Michelle Lewis and Teddy Kumpel
(Wannabite Music/BMG Songs/ASCAP/Kumpelstilskin Music/SESAC)

On the coldest night of the year
You start to rethink hell
'Cause all you hear is a cruel wind moan
And fire engine bells
See, this family had no heat
So they built a bonfire in their living room
Thought they could keep it a secret
But those flames caught on and soon the whole building went up
I see one fireman turn to another and say
"That's quite a blaze we got here"
"Yup... well, they're warm for now"
And the fires burn on the east side
While the west is hunkering down
And I'm in search of comfort
But he is elusive and working in mid-town
Oh, oh - it's negative something degrees
Oh, oh - I think the whole world may freeze
Been this low for a while
January's child
It's the coldest night of the year
And I've decided hell is on 29th street
Yeah, the cars jam down 10th avenue
'Cause the girls all go on sale just to get inside
"Hey, Honey...you wanna ride?"
They'll give handjobs for a dollar
And they'll go down on you for ten
If your car has heat
Hell is 29th street
And these few degrees are lonely
They'll cling to me for life
Holding on to a dead man's blanket, a lost dog's fur
And a hooker's exposed thighs...
Oh, it hasn't been sunny for weeks
Oh, the tears freeze on my cheeks
And when he finds me
On his steps outside
I'm half frozen in ice
So he digs me out and drags me in
And he cuts like a surgeon
Through my skin into warm blood
Melts me down and gives me love
When I tell him I want to die
That January boy laughs and says
"OK snow-queen, here's a match
Why don't you try..."

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