Winter never seemed so cold You've grown old And time has slipped away Yesterday was just a dream Faded schemes Now turned silver grey As old friends pass away And yet a baby's born Life is but a grain of sand, washed away Beneath the morning tide Precious hours grow too few Somehow you must try to justify The aging of your mind and yet a baby's born Newborn baby, don't you cry no more Shed no tears for a passing soul Newborn baby, don't you cry no more Shed no tears for a passing soul Yesterday was just a dream Faded schemes Now turned silver grey As old friends pass away And yet a baby's born