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When the Snow Falls

Slow R&B ballad • Piano, warm bass, four-part harmonies

Verse 1

Your coat's still hanging by the door,

Your boots leave water on the floor.

You rub your hands, I turn the heat up high,

You catch me watching, ask me why.

I say, "Come here," you say, "I'm cold,"

I pull you close inside my robe.

Outside, December's covering the street,

Inside, you're falling into me.

Pre-Chorus

We had plans to go somewhere tonight,

But the whole town's turning white.

Let the reservations go—

There's nowhere else I wanna be.

Chorus

When the snow falls, fall into my arms,

Let me hold you till the morning comes.

Let it pile up on the windowsill,

We've got nowhere to go, and time to kill.

Baby, stay close, let the night move slow,

There's so much love I've been meaning to show.

When the snow falls,

Fall into my arms.

(Fall into my arms...)

Verse 2

You draw a heart upon the windowpane,

Then write our names before it fades.

I find that record you played years ago,

You take my hand before the first note.

We used to dance like this all the time,

Before our days got so occupied.

Your cheek against me, your fingers in mine—

How did we let so many nights go by?

Pre-Chorus

I've been saying, "Soon, when things calm down,"

While you've been waiting for me to slow down.

Tonight, I hear what you've been asking for—

I hold you closer than before.

Chorus

When the snow falls, fall into my arms,

Let me hold you till the morning comes.

Let it pile up on the windowsill,

We've got nowhere to go, and time to kill.

Baby, stay close, let the night move slow,

There's so much love I've been meaning to show.

When the snow falls,

Fall into my arms.

Spoken Bridge — soft harmonies underneath

Baby...

I know you shouldn't have to wait

For a night like this to have all of me.

Tomorrow, when the roads clear

And the phone starts ringing again,

I'm still gonna make time for us.

You deserve more than whatever's left of my day.

Sung Bridge

So leave your hand right here in mine,

Let this record play one more time.

When the morning melts the snow away,

I'll still mean what I said today.

Final Chorus — full harmonies and ad-libs

When the snow falls, fall into my arms,

Let me hold you till the morning comes.

Let it pile up on the windowsill,

Kiss me again, baby, stay here still.

Stay close, let the night move slow,

There's so much love I've been meaning to show.

When the snow falls—

(You don't have to go...)

When the snow falls—

(Let me hold you close...)

Fall into my arms.

Outro

Your heart on the glass has faded now,

The last song's playing low.

You're sleeping with your head on my chest...

And outside, it's still snowing.