Cold Comfort Lyrics - Kind Hearted Woman - Michelle Shocked

I know it's cold comfort 

They found him a guilty man 

But it don't feel like justice 

And it wasn't a first offense 

Heavy drink was on his breath 

Her death was on his hands 

Now you must look into his eyes 

For your consolation prize 

And I know that's cold comfort 

You held your father in your arms 

While he cried like a baby 

But you were too cold to mourn 

By the fireplace late last night 

You tried there to get warm 

But the fire wouldn't start and so you 

Sat there in the dark 

And I know that's cold comfort 

You feel your body growing numb 

It will thaw in a year or ten 

It happens to everyone 

Friends can only watch and wait 

While the seasons slowly change 

It is a fact of life that we 

Learn to live again 

And I know that's cold comfort 

But winter will soon be here 

And except for the holidays 

It's a fine time of year 

Skies are turning gray 

Snow will fall so deep 

You don't want comfort 

You only want to sleep