MY FAVORITE MEMORY

i think of you in january
and what we coud have been
the song i sing and think of you
i say i wrote for him
years pass by as years they do
all chances now seem grim
a light of hope that glimered once
is almost out and dim

but in it's smouldering ashes left
a coal that burns for you
it keeps me warm in january
when i'm feeling blue
and when your thoughts are filled with smoke
and life's left you with no clue
the smoke is from that smouldering coal
that burns within you too

the cold sea air ignights our coals
and sets our souls on fire
for every year in january
the north wind brings desire
when it's cold i think of you
breath heavy and perspire
every smile laugh or thought
is something i admire

one day life's wind will blow our sails
and crash our ships on sand
we'll meet upon that rocky shore
lock eyes and join in hands
i think of you in january
and marvel at life's plan