The skies are cold and gray
The storm is on its way
The flat horizon, leafless trees, there's nothing far as you can see, out here

You shiver like a waif
Your snow boot soles are chafed
You left your heart in paradise, you left it all to roll the dice with me  

	And I will shake away the cloudy skies
	With a California lullabye
	And when you're frozen with desire
	We'll put our toes up to the fire
	And I will sing your cares away
	 
The sand between my toes
Your hands beneath my clothes
The memories of golden days, where first we met, and parted ways so soon

But distance lost its fight
When you laid down at night
Without a map, you chose your heart, now we are one, but you're still far from home

	So let me shake away the cloudy skies
	With a California lullabye
	And when you're frozen with desire
	We'll put our toes up to the fire
	And I will sing your cares away	

	And when you're frozen with desire
	We'll put our toes up to the fire
	And I will sing your cares away
	
I know it feels, like spinning wheels aredigging you much deeper in the snow
Don't worry, ‘cause the winter thaws, and you will watch the river start to flow
And in that place, the empty space, will fill you in a warm embrace
And I will hold you tight until it's home

	I will shake away the cloudy skies
	With a California lullabye
	And when you're frozen with desire
	We'll put our toes up to the fire
	And I will sing your cares away	

	Now let me take you back to paradise
	All you gotta do is close your eyes
	And when you're frozen with desire
	We'll put our toes up to the fire
	And I will sing your cares away