Wintercoat - Paul Kelly

We were lovers once long ago

Walking through cold city streets like lovers do

Stopped inside a market

Kissed beside a stall

Someone said 'You'd better move on if you’re not buying at all'

Then I saw the winter coat hanging on the rack

I thought about that winter coat hanging on my back

So you helped me try it on

It was just my size

Then you bought that coat for me after haggling over the price

Now when it’s chilly

Up in these cold, cold hills

I just put on my winter coat

My winter coat keeps me warm

Years have come along

Years have gone

Some friends have risen

Some have moved on

And my old winter coat still hangs by my front door

Holding all the stories I don’t remember anymore

And when it gets freezing

Up in these cold, cold hills

I just put on my winter coat

My winter coat keeps me warm