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