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cap & gown in purple & gold

 you're 22 years old & a woman now you're told

 Aunt Beth & Charlie cut a check for the graduating niece

& you marked your independence with a signature on a lease

 but home was a photograph you taped to your wall

 it's gonna be a cold white Christmas in St Paul

beer for breakfast who's gonna scold

 you've got your early hours dulled by the cigarettes you rolled

 second shift as a fry cook that's your holiday in grease

& you trudge to work through the snow in a coat down to your knees

 & you linger at the twinkle lights as you pass by the mall

 & count the days to a cold white Christmas in St Paul

feather down the nights get so cold

 & you ignore the smell of mold as you smooth out the folds

 when you're on your own you've got no one to please

in a Minnesota city just as bare & as mean as the winter trees

 but you'll be damned if you're the one making collect calls

 on a cold white Christmas in St Paul

 yeah it's a cold white Christmas in St Paul

Hope you enjoy!