Winter Coats

Intro verse 1 I saw my sister lay in bed Chain-smoking cigarettes Window open, November spilling in I made a cross over my head I dipped my fingertips In the calcified green holy water dish N.C. I took pity on your battered soul And never let you in I feel like a lost winter coat In a county church's basement Where I wept I can't believe that I'm here again Interlude verse 2 Waited till everybody left I sat at the organ And played myself a slow and quiet hymn And then you sat up from the bench You scared me half to death I hadn't seen you since you were a kid N.C. I took pity on your battered soul And never let you in I feel like a lost winter coat In a county church's basement I get it I get it Bridge Christ, you got tall You've got your grandfather's chin I guess you're mom's been pretty busy Why don't you sit with me a bit If you like that song Then I can teach you it Come on over to the organ It's easy, I promise, I promise verse 3 Put your left hand here like that Line up your right and then It's Sharp Minor and back And hey I'm sorry about your dad I watched you during mass He'd be so damn proud of how brave you've been Outro You took pity on their battered souls And never let them in But if I'm just a lost winter coat In a county church's basement I could be of use If you're cold I could shelter you And maybe I could stick around a bit you know If you want someone to talk to