shake me down, winter

shake the snow out of your christmas hair,

shake the tears out of yourself.

shake the snowglobe, and then I swear

to shake the thoughts of only myself.

the fresh pine leaves are all wet,

just like the boat that keeps sinking,

and I haven't fallen for you quite yet,

because it ain't fall, or so I've been thinking.

shake the shoulders of boys in love,

shake the presents that you deserve.

shake the sleigh bells I am dreaming of,

so I can shake my nerve.

winter's coming

and I need a brighter coat.

In the meantime, I'm just humming

a tune about missing the boat.

shake the eggnog before it spills,

shake the fingertips of an empty shell.

shake this silence, it's giving me chills,

since I'm shaking now, can't you tell?