Outside the Window

The wild winter winds
The rain bearing down
But no sign of snow
Inside a family
Laughing and singing
In the fire’s warm glow
There I am a child
Watching intently
Outside the window
He waits for his brother
Watches his mother
She’s bound to explode
They hate each other
His father and mother
It will come to blows
There I am a child
Watching intently
Outside the window
Someday he’ll smile
Sing for the child
Who will help him grow
Some of us get by
That child survives
He’s tougher than he knows
There I am a child
Watching intently
Outside the window
There I am a child
Watching intently
Outside the window