Cold winter morning and the sunshine
Finally breaks its way past the storm
And it's been so long since we've seen the sun
It hardly knows my face
Now the winter sky gives way
To December dawn
I was wrong when I told you
I'd be leaving come the light
'Cause without your kiss
And without you smile
It just don't seem right
And, anyway, December nights
And your kiss was long
Like a sweet refrain
Oh, December dawn
Weekends away from the city
I lose myself up here
Boughs are weighed down
With snowy crowns
Bells are ringing in the town square
Ringing clear
And you voice a song
Like a light refrain
Oh, December dawn
December dawn
I'll miss you when I'm gone, she said
Next time you'll come and stay
December dawn
December dawn
Cold winter morning
And we've never been this close
A feeling I ain't ever felt before
Like a gentle breeze in the pines
And in the afterglow, in the moonlight
Our shadows fall upon your door
And your eyes are full
Like a starry refrain
Oh, December dawn
December dawn
Next time I'll come and stay
'Cause I miss you when I'm gone
December dawn
December dawn