I threw your keys in the water, I looked back   They'd frozen halfway down in the ice   They froze up so quickly, the keys and their owners   Even after the anger, it all turned silent and   The everyday turned solitary   So we came to February      First we forgot where we planted those bulbs last year   Then we forgot that we'd planted at all   Then we forgot what plants are altogether   And I blamed you for my freezing and forgetting and   The nights were long and cold and scary   Can we live through February ?      You know I think Christmas was a long red glare   Shot up like a warning, we gave presents without cards   And then the snow   And then the snow came, we were always out shovelling   And we'd drop to sleep exhausted   And we'd wake up and it's snowing      And February was so long that it lasted into March   And found us walking a path alone together   You stopped and pointed and you said "that's a crocus"   And I said "what's a crocus ?" and you said "it's a flower"   I tried to remember but I said "what's a flower ?"   You said "I still love you"      The leaves were turning as we drove to the hardware store   My new lover made me keys to the house   And when we got home, well we just started chopping wood   Because you never know how next year will be   And we'll gather all our arms can carry   I have lost to February