I call my name in the summer Two-thousand and two To the trunk of a great tree I lay down under And soon I fell asleep For a hundred years Next thing I knew I awoke in the future Entire cities of old folks homes In every household a hospital bed for everyone They laid me down and they stripped my clothes They gave me a shirt that says "I survived my own life." It was cold It was cold It was cold It was cold It was cold It was cold They found our limbs caused us too much pain Oh, so they cut off my arms And they cut off my legs Now I'm wanderin' around and I feel out of place I would like to go back to I told you I told you I have nothing left with which to hold you I lean up against you We need heat where we're gonna go I have been there I should know that It was cold It was cold It was cold It was cold It was cold It was cold We were old We were old We were shedding our skins Like some cold blooded animals All looking for love in the mirror but you know That you're on your own You keep yourself You live alone It was cold It was cold It was cold