Winter (part 2): The Ranger's Lament

Author: Stephen W. Cote

Nothing ever gives but we seek it anyway

Nothing relents, it never stops, though we pray

Nothing's so bleak as winter's bitter sunray

Nothing is left of a dream when winter fades away

And I know, yes I know, nothing remains

Of the forests I have tried to save, nothing will remain

Nothing will love you, deep down you're alone

Nothing's above you, only shadow where the sun shone

Something's amiss, the winter has cracked the stones

Something's forgotten, someone died you've never known

And I know, yes I know, nothing remains

Of a love I meant to marry, nothing will remain

Nothing so cold as winter lets you stay warm inside

Nothing's left of love when the winter has embraced your bride

Nothing will grow, anything you plant will die

My forests, oh my forests, this white nothing has taken your life

And I know, yes I know, nothing remains

Of the life I meant to find, nothing will remain.