A Winter's Tale

This is for me one of the best ballads that I know of, it dealing with someone who is very clearly missing someone that they have loved and lost. It is a song I can empathise with, and one I find myself singing along with whenever it comes up on my Winamp's random play choice. I like how the singer holds no anger or hatred towards the one he has lost, indeed he hopes that she does well in life and finds love elsewhere. I love winter, it is my favourite season of the year, but I agree 100 percent with how this song says that is a hard time of year to be alone. With another lonely winter beckoning to me, this song speaks to me on a lot of levels.

A Winter's Tale by David Essex

The nights are colder now
Maybe I should close the door?
And anyway the snow has
Covered all your footsteps
And I can follow you no more.
The fire still burns at night
My memories are warm and clear
But everybody knows it's hard to be alone
At this time of year.

It was only a winter's tale
Just another winter's tale
And why should the world take notice
Of one more love that's failed?
It's a love that can never be
Though it meant a lot to you and me
On a world~wide scale
We're just another winter's tale

While I stand alone
A bell is ringing far away
I wonder if you hear
I wonder if you're listening
I wonder where you are today.
Good luck! I wish you well
And for all that wishes may be worth
I hope that love and strength
Are with you for the length
Of your time on earth.

It was only a winter's tale
Just another winter's tale
And why should the world take notice
Of one more love that's failed?
It's a love that can never be
Though it meant a lot to you and me
On a world~wide scale
We're just another winter's tale.

It was only a winter's tale
Just another winter's tale
And why should the world take notice
Of one more love that's failed?
It's a love that can never be
Though it meant a lot to you and me
On a world~wide scale
We're just another winter's tale.