Janis Ian — Sunflakes Fall Snowrays Call

[Verse 1] It is the winter time of year A time for all my troubled thoughts, dreams to come clear And all the seasons I held dear Seem to have gone and left me 'lone with winter only here [Pre-Chorus 1] Lonely, forever dreaming My life is teeming with a yearning I'd like to be learning [Chorus] And it's summer out on the street Sunflakes fall, snowrays call Hey mama, it's me saying "Aww..." A policeman walks a most solitary beat [Verse 3] I feel at odds with the summertime Ice is in my heart and winter's in my mind I watch the snow upon my blind As people walk in shorts and sandals everywhere outside [Pre-Chorus 2] Lonely, forever hiding Caught in the icy path of early winter Outside it's warm and sunlight glimmers [Chorus] And it's summer out on the street Sunflakes fall, the snowrays call Hey mama, it's me saying "Eyye!" A policeman walks a most solitary beat [Verse 3] Oh, when days are marked by winter's time Spring and summer counts come racing to my mind Within my heart the seasons never come inside At times I hate and curse the world for making winter mine [Pre-Chorus 1] Lonely, forever dreaming My life is teeming with a yearning I'd like to be learning [Chorus] And it's summer out on the street Sunflakes fall, the snowrays call Hey mama, it's me saying "Ow!" A policeman walks a most solitary beat