Verse 1)
I remember when the nights were long
And the wind came off the water cold
We were holding on with both hands
Just trying not to let go
The bills were stacked on the kitchen table
The rent was always coming due
And the only thing that kept me standing
Was knowing I was going through it all with you
(Pre-chorus)
But the clouds don't stay forever
I've seen enough skies to know
What looks like the end of everything
Is just the wind before it finally lets go
(Chorus)
We been through colder weather girl
Stood in storms that tried to drown us out
Pulled each other through the dark
When we didn't know what love was all about
But I can feel the sun now
Warm on my face for the first time in a while
We been through colder weather girl
And Lord it looks so good to see you smile
(Verse 2)
I can still see you in that kitchen
February three AM
Making coffee just to have something to do
While I was out there trying to figure out when
Things were gonna turn around for us
When the cold was gonna break
You never once complained or wavered
Just stood there steady as the sun on the lake
(Pre-chorus)
And now the Gulf is getting warmer
And the mullet's jumping again
And every road that used to feel like running
Just feels like coming home again
(Chorus)
(Verse 3)
Now the boat's back in the water
And the kids are running free
Screen door's swinging in the salt breeze
Just the way that it ought to be
We're sitting on the back porch watching
The sun go down across the bay
And I'm reaching over just to hold your hand
Like I do at the end of every good day
The herons working the shoreline
Dolphins rolling in the pass
And everything we fought so hard to hold onto
Is right here in our hands at last
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
You could've left a hundred times
When leaving would've made good sense
But you stayed right here beside me
And I won't ever forget
Every cold night you were warm right beside me
Every dark day you were light enough
Now the sun is back and I'm telling you Rachel
I can't get enough
Of days like this with you
(Final Chorus — full band, blow it open)
We been through colder weather girl
Stood in storms that tried to drown us out
Pulled each other through the dark
When we didn't know what love was all about
But I can feel the sun now
Warm on my face for the first time in a while
We been through colder weather girl
And Lord it looks so good
Lord it looks so good
To see you smile
