Chestnuts and Candlelight

[Verse 1] Frost's writing lace across the pane The kettle hums a soft refrain Your mother's quilt across my knees And chestnuts splitting in the heat [Verse 2] The clock is slow, the hour is late No one's waiting past the gate Just the shadow of a spruce And two chairs pulled a little loose [Chorus] So let it snow against the door We've got everything we've hungered for A little gold, a little light And your hand in mine tonight Chestnuts, candles, burning low The warmest room I'll ever know [Verse 3] The children sleep, the stockings sway A wooden train they'll find at day I trace the ring your coffee made And thank the years I nearly prayed for [Bridge] [soft] I've seen the streets in colder towns Where all the lonely lamps burn down But every mile I ever roamed Was just the long way pointing home [Chorus] So let it snow against the door We've got everything we've hungered for A little gold, a little light And your hand in mine tonight Chestnuts, candles, burning low The warmest room I'll ever know [Outro] [whispered] The wick is short, the fire's slow Stay a while before we go