(Piano intro — slow, steady, like falling snow) Verse 1 The sky’s been heavy all December Gray days leaning on my bones Streetlights flicker, breath in the cold air Another night I’m heading home The radio says snow’s a comin’ World’s about to disappear But I push the door and I see you smiling And the winter ends right here Pre-Chorus Boots by the doorway, coats on the floor Cold can’t touch us anymore Chorus We’re staying warm through the night While the storm tries to shake the walls Firelight dancing in your eyes As the quiet snow just falls Two glasses clink, we laugh too loud Let the whole world freeze outside I don’t need the sun to rise If we’re staying warm through the night Verse 2 Logs are popping in the fireplace Shadows crawl along the room Kitties curled up at our feet now Sleeping like they always do Your hand fits mine like it’s always known Every scar, every doubt If winter’s trying to break my heart It picked the wrong house Pre-Chorus Windowpane shaking, wind in the eaves But you’re right here next to me Chorus We’re staying warm through the night While the storm paints the world in white Your head on my shoulder feels Like everything’s gonna be alright Red wine stains on crooked smiles Time slows down, and that’s just fine Let the cold run out of fight We’re staying warm through the night Bridge (piano builds, drums come in) Let the winter blues come knocking They don’t scare me like they used to do Every frozen road I’ve walked on Led me straight back home to you If the power goes, we’ll light a candle If the world goes dark and quiet I’ll still see you in the glow And I swear, that’s enough to survive it Breakdown (piano + vocal, intimate) Hear the fire crackle low Snowflakes moving soft and slow Every breath, every sound Says this is where I’m meant to be now Final Chorus We’re staying warm through the night Heartbeats keeping perfect time Let the winter take its shots It can’t get through this love of mine When the morning comes too soon And the frost is on the light I’ll still be holding you Yeah, we stayed warm through the night Outro (piano fades) Snow keeps falling, fire burns bright Staying warm… through the night
