Snow Country

My heart says freedom, but my mind says money
Neither one comes easy up here in snow country
It's been a cold, cold year
I'm feeling hopeless here
I might just disappear
My hands are freezing and my nose is runny
All my clouds have cleared now, but it's still not sunny
It's hard to be your best when you can see your breath
I might just need some rest

My heart's still beating, but my car stopped running
It's that certain feeling that just keeps me coming
On back to this shit hole
'Cause it's the place I know
Nothing can break my soul
It's a fight just dealing with the sights so crummy
But with all two seasons, I always know what's coming
There's no surprises when it's snow for months on end
I sure could use a friend

It seems we've been this way before
You don't even know me anymore
So leave your judgement at the door

Don't turn the lights out
It's been so long since we've been home
I hope that I remember the way
Don't turn the lights out
It's been so long since we've been home
I hope that I remember the way

I left out Muskegon, heading toward Sandusky
Driving on I-90, moving slow and trudging
Through the ice and snow
Can't see out my window
I may not make it home
The air is bitter, but the lake is stunning
And the depths of winter made me strong and cunning
It took this rugged land to make me the man I am
There's nothing I can't withstand

Don't turn the lights out
It's been so long since we've been home
I hope that I remember the way
Don't turn the lights out
It's been so long since we've been home
I hope that I remember the way
Don't turn the lights out
It's been so long since we've been home
I hope that I remember the way
Don't turn the lights out
It's been so long since we've been home
I hope that I remember the way