Lena Brooks - Snowfall in the Backyard

I stepped outside without a coat Just for a minute,

just to see

The snow had covered everything

As far as I could see

The porch light made a little circle On the white beneath my

feet

And every sound had disappeared Until the whole world seemed asleep

Snowfall in the backyard

Falling through the light

Every little snowflake Turning slowly through the night

The house is warm behind me

The whole world feels so far

And Christmas looks different In the snowfall in the backyard

There’s a swing beneath the snow now

Where the children used to play

The old fence has a silver line Along the top today

I can hear the furnace running

Through the kitchen wall inside

But out here there’s nothing moving

Just the snow and winter sky

Snowfall in the backyard

Falling through the light

Every little snowflake Turning slowly through the night

The house is warm behind me

The whole world feels so far

And Christmas looks different In the snowfall in the backyard

Maybe tomorrow there’ll be footprints

And a snowman by the gate

Maybe somebody will throw a snowball

And we’ll all stay out too late

But tonight it’s just this moment

And I don’t need it to be more

I could stand here watching snow

Until the night is gone (ooh-ooh-ooh)

Snowfall in the backyard

Falling through the light

Covering the old familiar world And making everything look new tonight

The house is warm behind me

And the stars are shining far

I don’t want to go inside yet From the snowfall in the

backyard

So I’ll stay here just a little

While the snow keeps falling down

Christmas doesn’t make a sound Sometimes Christmas doesn’t make

a sound