December of Central Park

[Intro] [Trumpet Solo] [Verse: Intimate] I still can smell your wool coat on the wind The cold bit our cheeks when we first walked in Blades scratched the ice under amber lights Your hand slipped warm into the pocket of mine [Verse: Intimate] We stole the rink after the holiday crowd Your laugh bounced off the bare maple boughs Vanilla melted sticky on your thumb Christmas street lights hummed a quiet song [Chorus: Warm] [Hook: Emotional] Central Park December still holds your ghost [Hook: Emotional] Ice and cream and the scent of your coat Some things stay frozen when the years go slow I don't need the end to keep the warm [Verse: Lazy] We found a bench out of the wind that day You split your cone and gave me half to taste Your shadow stretched long across the snow I counted the freckles across your nose [Chorus: Warm] [Hook: Emotional] Central Park December still holds your ghost [Hook: Emotional] Ice and cream and the scent of your coat The ice is gone every spring it melts away But I still taste that cold vanilla on windy days [Bridge: Bittersweet] I walk that same path when the snow comes down The trees still bare, the lights still spin around Some memories don't need a closing line Just a cold sweet taste and a quiet time [Jazz Piano Solo] [Chorus: Expansive] [Hook: Emotional] Central Park December still holds your ghost [Hook: Emotional] Ice and cream and the scent of your coat Some things stay soft when the world gets cold I just carry the light that you left to hold [Outro: Fading] [Trumpet Solo fading]