Snowflakes Falling Down

[Verse 1] Six o'clock and the buses run late Cardboard cups and a whole lot of noise Everybody's headed somewhere in a hurry Coat collars up against the cold Then a single flake lands on my sleeve Melts before I even learn its name [Pre-Chorus] And the whole street softens, slows Like the city held its breath [Chorus] Snowflakes falling down Turning gray to something white Nobody's watching, but I'm standing still tonight Let it settle on my shoulders, in my hair Snowflakes falling down Like the whole world learned to care [Verse 2] There's a florist locking up her door Bags of gifts and a couple lost in step Traffic light keeps blinking red on the puddles Steam is rising off the vents And I count the minutes I don't need to spend On the place I swore that I would be [Pre-Chorus] And the whole street softens, slows Like it's giving me the night [Chorus] Snowflakes falling down Turning gray to something white Nobody's watching, but I'm standing still tonight Let it settle on my shoulders, in my hair Snowflakes falling down Like the whole world learned to care [Bridge] Funny how a thing so small Makes a grown man look up at the sky Same old corner, same old wall But I never let it be this quiet inside [soft] So I let the hurry go And I let the winter show me how [Chorus] Snowflakes falling down Turning gray to something white Somebody's watching now — it's me, and I'm all right Let it settle where the worry used to live Snowflakes falling down Teaching me how to forgive [Outro] [whispered] Six o'clock, and I'm in no rush at all Just me and the snowflakes falling down