COLD DAKOTA NIGHT
Music by Michael Hofer, Lyrics by Julie Ferris & Ken Salaets © 1999

FARGO HOLDS HER IN ITS ARMS
IT SEEMS THEY HAD MORE PULL THAN MINE
SHE SAID SHE MISSED THE WINTER FROST
AND GOING HOME WAS ON HER MIND

SHE CAUGHT THE BUS IN MACON
I WATCHED HER GO IN DISBELIEF
I FELT THAT FROST RIGHT THERE AND THEN
I THOUGHT HOME WAS HERE WITH ME

CHORUS

WHEN THE SNOW FALLS
AND THE PLAINS ARE DRESSED IN WHITE
I'LL STAND OUT ON THE BACK PORCH
WHERE THE STARS ARE SHINING BRIGHT
A GEORGIA BOY WILL BE WISHING
FOR A COLD DAKOTA NIGHT

DIXIE HEAT CAN LAST FOR MONTHS
AND MAKE IT HARD TO CLEAR YOUR HEAD
I KNOW SHE'S GONE BUT I STILL HEAR
HER SOFTLY CALLING ME TO BED

WINTER'S HINT IS IN THE AIR
I WONDER IF SHE FEELS IT TOO
IS HER HEART WARMED BY THE MEMORIES
WILL SHE SHIVER LIKE I DO

BRIDGE

SHE SAID I'D GET OVER HER
WELL WHAT CHOICE HAVE I GOT
I COULDN'T FORCE HER HEART TO LOVE
ANYMORE THAN MINE TO STOP
 


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