Lyrics

After Winter
by Craig Hyatt


Deep down aluminum alley
On the wrong side of the tracks
I grew up a southern boy
With a monkey on my back

On the other side of the world
The angels sent to me
A loving girl with grace and strength
Challenged to set me free

There’s a new season coming
There’s a change in the wind
Like the budding leaves after winter
In the warm valley air

Through days and nights together
And the stories that we made
That monkey fought to stay alive
As his weight slipped away

Stubbornness and fooling pride
Died with the ape
In her arms I found a home
The story of you and me