she said who cares who cares what's the difference
and shove me out with my hat or gloves
she said you took the chance you had to dance
and played games with our love
and it was cold so cold so cold
I finally understood what they meant
when they said cold right to the bone
I felt my blood turned into sludge
and my heart into a stone
o baby why you treat me so bad
what happened to the sweet love you and me had
she said what difference does it make
it's not mine it's your mistake
stone cold stone cold
a young heart must someday get old
every hand has got to fold
when your fingers get stone cold
I sat by the fire but I couldn't get warm
I tried to think but the words wouldn't form
outside the blizzard raged the storm
and I couldn't remember why I was born
stone cold stone cole
frozen over is the lake
and I finally understood
what difference does it make
fortune favors the bold
unless you are stone cold
A real heartbreak blues song. Know what it's like to get the cold shoulder and be shoved out into the cold without the proper protection. And I love the phrase, stone cold. Stones are naturally cold unless you heat them. Yes, "I couldn't remember why I was born." is a great line!
Your lyrics are very captivating to me, Joel. They create an atmosphere and mood. They put in detail, and the brevity of verse is enhanced by omission of words that change lines from lyric to literature. That is what I find to be the captivation key for your writing. My favorite lines are: “I sat by the fire but I couldn’t get warm” — “and I couldn’t remember why I was born.”. Keep carrying the flame. ~~ djl
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