[Verse 1] Why are our winters so cold? Why does the sun go home so soon? I haven’t even made it home And only the cold wind waits for me By morning, frost has claimed the glass I cannot face the bedroom floor The Earth just leans a little bit What am I wearing all these layers for? [Chorus] Just a little tilt—twenty-three point four Just that little tilt, and here we go Summer comes and winter follows Changing clothes to suit the show Just a little tilt—twenty-three point four Now even daylight gets cut short I understand the reason why But knowing doesn’t keep me warm [Verse 2] Carbon dioxide won’t bring us summer It’s the tilt and solar radiation that turn the year The higher sun, the longer days How I miss them when it’s cold out here Try San Francisco in the summer Go in nothing but a T-shirt You’ll regret it—that place is freaking cold! That ocean breeze goes straight through your shirt [Bridge] The ocean keeps the winter mild But deep inland, there’s no such shield The sun hangs low, cold air sweeps in Without the sea to ease the chill Twenty-three point four one way The other way, it’s sixty-six point six What a wonderfully easy and evil number to remember And that angle brings the winter in North of sixty-six point six There come days the sun won’t rise What a terrifying thought No morning sun before your eyes [Final Chorus] Just a little tilt—twenty-three point four Just that little tilt, and here I am Longing for a little sunlight Counting days till spring again Just a little tilt—twenty-three point four I know the Earth must have its way But sunshine, won’t you stay a while? A little longer here today [Outro] I grumble at the tilted Earth Then fold my hands before the sun No wonder people called you God Please show your face when morning comes
