In Alaska, There Is No Gardens

I promised you everything to no avail

I was expecting snow, and you gave me hail

My winter wonderland

Is held in the warmth of your callous hand

The presence -- no, the gift of you

Was taken from me half unwrapped

A Christmas like this only came once a lifetime

The snow turned to ice

Like stalactites ready and waiting to fall

You shattered all my hopes like it was your business

You came masterfully disguised in a masquerade of lies

When all the while you were planning my demise

The north has no place for a Florida boy who loves snow

There's a twinkle in the sky that says, "there's no place like home"

They say no two snowflakes can ever look the same

And that they rarely ever land in the same place

But you hit me again with the same cold wind

You were never one to follow the rules

(Well, the winds are coming in from the west this time

And it's a long, cold draft)

This love is spineless, yeah it sends shivers down my spine

(Shivers down my spine)

Every move we make is another crack in the ice

And soon we we will be drowning

(We're cracking in the ice)

Put on a sweater, it has sleeves for your heart to reside on

(Sleeves for your heart to reside)

So you won't be cold all the time

Go ahead and burn more bridges

Yeah, cause I could use a flame

I still shiver from the thought of you

You played me like a game

Go ahead and sell me more

Like you've still got a chance

Cause frankly, I've just had enough

Of this dollar bill romance

They say no two snowflakes can ever look the same

And that they rarely ever land in the same place

But you hit me again with the same cold wind

You were never one to follow the rules

Stars covered the skies as I looked into your eyes

And I searched for a depth which was hidden deep inside

Of a translucent shell; a shallow, cold sheet of ice

Yet always thick and warm enough to shield you from demise

I was searching for the secrets of emotional retreat

Cause it's never just the ice, it's the water beneath

But all I could find was a fickle, shallow mind

And the crushing realization that you were no longer mine

I didn't make it very far

I didn't make much of anything

The only thing I made was a mistake

You're my favorite mistake

I hope the next breath you take is underwater

And the next step that you make is on thin ice