Frost Upon the Windowpane

[Verse 1] Silver ferns are climbing up the glass tonight, Slowly blooming garden in the candle light. The kettle's warm, the radio hums low, Your chair still holds the shape of long ago. [Pre-Chorus] And I trace your name where the cold has drawn Its lace across the pane till dawn. [Chorus] Frost upon the windowpane, Come home before it melts away. The snow can keep the whole world still, But it can't keep you here where you belong. Frost upon the windowpane, I've saved your side of Christmas Day. [Verse 2] Two cups on the shelf, I set them out for luck, The porch light burning gold against the dusk. A carol drifts from someone else's door, And I keep listening for your step once more. [Pre-Chorus] And I count the trains that whistle by, Each one a wish beneath the sky. [Chorus] Frost upon the windowpane, Come home before it melts away. The snow can keep the whole world still, But it can't keep you here where you belong. Frost upon the windowpane, I've saved your side of Christmas Day. [Bridge] If the wind should turn and bring your coat, Your laugh, your cold hands round my throat, I'd let the fire die to embers low, And warm you slow, and never let you go. [Chorus] Frost upon the windowpane, Come home before it melts away. The snow can keep the whole world still, But it can't keep you here where you belong. [Outro] So melt, sweet frost, and bring the morning near, And on that glass write she was standing here.