Snow Outside the Mill

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, when I was a young man I traveled around I worked every hard bar in every hard town For the whiskey, the draught beer, the porter and stout I sang everywhere 'til I sang myself out [Chorus] And now I'm getting older but it don't bother me When I can't hit the high notes I just drop the key And sometimes when I sing now the words escape me [Verse 2] Well, I drifted back north, took a job at a mill I did not plan on staying but now it looks like I will Got a room near the mill where the rents are still cheap Got a job in the card room I can do in my sleep [Chorus] And now I'm getting older but it don't bother me When I can't hit the high notes I just drop the key And sometimes when I sing now the words escape me [Verse 3] Well, I met a girl in the weave room one day She promised to love me if I promised to stay Oh, I made her my wife one day that same spring Now she turns up the TV when I start to sing [Chorus] And now I'm getting older but it don't bother me When I can't hit the high notes I just drop the key And sometimes when I sing now the words escape me [Verse 4] So I sit and I look out the card room window As the snow starts to fall and the wind starts to blow Well, I've seen better days, I've seen worse ones too I've had better jobs but this one will do [Chorus] And now I'm getting older but it don't bother me When I can't hit the high notes I just drop the key And sometimes when I sing now the words escape me [Outro] Mmm hmm, mmm hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm