Wait Lyrics - Alive On Arrival/jack Rabbit Slim (special Anniversary Edition) - Steve Forbert

Wait till the snow falls down on the doorstep 

Wait till the branches make cracks on the sky 

Wind at your window, screams while you sleepy 

You live near your fire as the winter blows by 

Wait till the sidewalk shivers the beggars 

Robbed in their blankets they try to hang on 

Light from the street lane seems to shine better 

After the autumn has been here and gone 

God help the lost and lonely, God help the poor 

Cold days and ice nights only 

Hard times for sure, hard times for sure 

Wait till the winter makes it all brittle 

Colors all fade and the earth seems to die 

Black chimneys coughing, landlords are hiding 

No one can find them, it's useless to try 

Wait till the river freezes up solid 

Way up the line and the boats are all stuck 

Gray and the gambler tries to make sense, he's 

Far from his home and he's down on his luck 

God help the lost and lonely, God help the poor 

Cold days and ice nights only 

Hard times for sure, hard times for sure 

Dancers and snow queens, handsome and lovely 

Skate on the lake and fall deeply in love 

Silver skates gliding, faces all glowing 

Smooth and warm fingers and thumbs and their gloves 

God help the lost and lonely, God help the poor 

Cold days and ice nights only 

Hard times for sure, hard times for sure