The Coldest Day of Winter - Robert Earl Keen

On the coldest day of winter

In the darkest dead of night

Lying down beside each other

Wrapped up in the fireside light

We may never live forever

But we’ll never be apart

And this vow they made together

Hand in hand, heart to heart

In the blossom of the springtime

In the springtime of their lives

In a little wedding chapel

They became both man and wife

We may never live forever

But we’ll never be apart

And this vow they made together

Hand in hand, heart to heart

Through the long hot days of summer

Trying hard to make their way

In the coolness of the evening

They would love their cares away

We may never live forever

But we’ll never be apart

And this vow they made together

Hand in hand, heart to heart

But she found he had a secret

When the leaves began to fall

If he couldn’t live forever

Then she wouldn’t live at all

Then he cried, «You'll find another»

But she would not understand

And they buried them together

Heart to heart, hand in hand

Heart to heart, hand in hand