It sure is cold this morning
 
 They're hangin' lights in the trees downtown
 
 The Indian summer is over 
 
 The Fall fell away and blew out with the cold northern wind
 
 He swore forever couldn't measure his love
 
 But she's all alone under gray skies above
 
  
  Like a bird in December
 
 Who didn't fly South
 
 Time just ran out
 
 She's a bird in December
 
 Hearts that love blind
 
 Sometimes get left behind
  
 
 Her feathers are too bright for this dull town
 
 Her colors are all wasted here
 
 She followed him here for the summer
 
 But like seasons all disappear, suddenly he was gone
 
 It's all so much clearer watching from the outside
 
 We all saw it coming, she didn't get out in time
  
 
 She's a bird in December
 
 Who didn't fly South
 
 Time just ran out
 
 She's a bird in December
 
 Hearts that love blind
 
 Sometimes get left behind
  
 
 Oh, the Winter won't last, the sun will come out
 
 Well, I know she'll find love again, but right now 
  
 
 She's a bird in December
 
 Like a bird in December
 
 Who didn't fly South
 
 Time just ran out
 
 She's a bird in December
 
 Hearts that love blind
 
 Sometimes get left behind
  
 
 The storm it won't last... December will pass