Track 7 of the album Letters from the Road, Postmarked Home · 2023
Snowflake on the Tram Window
“Snow on a tram window and everyone lost in a quiet dream. I wrote it on the way to a gig and nearly missed my stop.”
bossa nova · bossa nova · winter jazz · 3:46
Lyrics
Evening tram and the windows steam Everyone's lost in a quiet dream One small snowflake on the glass Waits a moment, lets me pass Then it slides and it's gone away Like the words I meant to say Streetlamps blur in a silver thread Snow that melts before it's said Ride me home through the falling white Soft and slow in the evening light Nothing stays but I don't mind Leave a little snow behind Woman beside me hums a tune Something warm for a cold afternoon We don't speak but we both can see Snow that comes for you and me Ride me home through the falling white Soft and slow in the evening light Nothing stays but I don't mind Leave a little snow behind Maybe it's enough to see Something lovely, and let it be Wet gloves, bell, and the last stop near Winter whispers, I am here Ride me home through the falling white Soft and slow in the evening light Nothing stays but I don't mind Leave a little snow behind Snowflake on the window Gone, but I know