The Old Farmer’s Almanac 1973
Hard Frost
For a couple hundred years, the Old Farmer’s Almanac has helped folks deal with the uncertainty of life. It can do anything from forecasting the weather, the flu season and the best times to plant, to predicting trends in technology and fashion. But there are some things even the Almanac can’t see coming.
We spent all afternoon raking leaves into the beds
Preparing for the first of many long, cold nights ahead
You cut all of the daisies back, and I brought the pots inside
If you’re not paying attention, it’ll catch you by surprise
So I went l went looking in your office for the Farmer’s Almanac
And when I saw your cellphone’s screen light up, a chill went down my back
There’s a hard frost coming in overnight
A wind shift, and everything’s crystallized
Once exposed, hardly anything survives
There’s a hard frost, a hard frost
There’s a hard frost coming in tonight
I’ve endured my share of winters, I’ve been around the block
But you’re never quite prepared, you’re never ready for the shock
Now you’ll have to prune the dahlias and the roses for the year
’Cause when the morning ice is melted, I’ll be a long, long way from here
There’s a hard frost coming in overnight
A wind shift, and everything’s crystallized
Once exposed, hardly anything survives
There’s a hard frost, a hard frost
There’s a hard frost coming in tonight
© 2015 Chris Richards / White Mare Music (BMI)