VERSE 1 I couldn't do it the longest time I had to wait until winter returned In the summer couldn't make you mine The memories started, oh, they'd only burn BRIDGE I couldn't get the ice in my veins I couldn't get to that day-ay-ay And when I did, couldn't get it to stay CHORUS Now I finally feel the cold I feel it coming Gotta get it into my soul I feel it numbing I think of you and I feel the cold I try to imagine We're still together, you're mine to hold And then it happens CHORUS 2 I'm barefoot in December next to you I'm barefoot in December next to you I'm barefoot in December next to you I'm barefoot in December next to you VERSE 2 I'm over life in the present tense I'm moving backward, yeah, backward to you Going crazy? No, I'm making sense If nothing else does - so? - I'm going to BRIDGE 2 I've gotta send the chill down my spine I've gotta capture your sigh-igh-igh Gotta get you in front of my eyes BREAKDOWN Now I finally feel the cold I feel it coming Gotta get it into my soul I feel it numbing I think of you and I feel the cold I try to imagine We're still together, you're mine to hold And then it happens