That night he left forever
Though it was against his will
He was so devasted
Oh, he cries about it still
But before he left her house
He took with him a piece of her
A lovely winter coat
Lined with the softest fur
It reminded him of times
When their days were filled with smiles
When he holds it, he's transported back
If only for a while
She used to wear it in the snow
He could picture crystal flakes
But as reality sets in
From his sweet daydream he must wake
And no matter how he tried
He never could let go
And no matter what he tells himself
He misses that girl so
And when his sister needed money
To help pay for her kid's school
He refused to sell that winter coat
Though doing so was cruel
And when his neice got the chills
From the brutal winter air
He refused to lend that coat to her
The one thing he would not share
And when his mother needed help
Something soft to keep her warm
No, of course he would not give it up
She did not need to be informed
One by one, he lost them all
Each person he once loved the most
Gave them up for that one girl
That he could not keep close
And then it happened, one spring day
He saw her after all those years
Walking with her own family
And it brought that man to tears
She had a husband and a child,
Such a pretty little thing,
And that is when it hit him hard,
He gave up everything
For a person he once knew
A long, long time ago
He pushed everyone away
To live in that past winter snow
