Verse 1 The frost was on the hedges As I made my way back home Another year behind me Full of miles I walked alone But your candle in the window Cut a path across the cold And I followed through the darkness Down this long, still winter road Verse 2 You stayed beside the old fire Kept a place there just for me And the quiet of the kitchen Felt like time had ceased to be No carols on the radio Just the crackle of the flame And the softness in your greeting When you quietly spoke my name Chorus So here I am, this Christmas With the weight of months gone by But the world feels somehow lighter With your breath close to mine We don’t need bright December Or the stories that they told Just your voice in the stillness On this long, still winter road Verse 3 Outside the snow kept falling And the wind called through the eaves But in that small warm silence I could finally let it breathe All the fears I never mentioned All the nights I felt alone Melted slow like thawing ice As I crossed the final stones Chorus (repeat softly) So here I am, this Christmas With the weight of months gone by But the world feels somehow lighter With your breath close to mine We don’t need bright December Or the stories that they told Just your voice in the stillness On this long, still winter road Outro And I’ll walk this road beside you Till the winter turns to gold.
