February Lyrics - Many Great Companions - Dar Williams

I threw your keys in the water, I looked back 

They'd frozen halfway down in the ice 

They froze up so quickly, the keys and their owners 

Even after the anger, it all turned silent 

And the everyday turned solitary, so we came to February 

First we forgot where we'd planted those bulbs last year 

And then we forgot that we'd planted it all 

Then we forgot what plants are altogether 

And I blamed you for my freezing and forgetting 

And the nights were long and cold and scary, can we live through February? 

You know I think Christmas was a long red glare 

Shot up like a warning, we gave presents without cards 

And then the snow, and then the snow came 

We were always out shoveling and we dropped to sleep exhausted 

Then we wake up, and it's snowing 

And February was so long that it lasted into March 

And found us walking a path alone together 

You stopped and pointed and you said, "That's a crocus" 

And I said, "What's a crocus?", And you said, "It's a flower" 

I tried to remember, but I said, "What's a flower?" 

You said, "I still love you"