Cold wind

[Verse 1] Cold wind on the Angara Steam rising off my tea Snow piled on the windowsill But it feels like home to me Morning tram is creaking slow Babushkas talk and trade the news I stamp my boots I watch my breath And smile at this old Worn view [Chorus] How great it is to live in Irkutsk Where the frost bites hard but the hearts all trust Where the nights run long and the jokes run deep And the city hums me softly back to sleep How great it is How great it is To live in Irkutsk [Verse 2] Summer on the river shore Friends laughing on the sand Cheap guitar and plastic cups Fireflies above the band We argue plans We dream out loud Half-serious Half play “Maybe we’ll leave Maybe we’ll stay” But we’re all here anyway [Chorus] How great it is to live in Irkutsk Where the frost bites hard but the hearts all trust Where the nights run long and the jokes run deep And the city hums me softly back to sleep How great it is How great it is To live in Irkutsk [Bridge] Some chase gold in other towns (let them run) I chase warmth in faces I’ve known since young Every cracked brick wall Every crooked street Holds a piece of me I don’t want to leave (oh no) [Chorus] How great it is to live in Irkutsk Where the frost bites hard but the hearts all trust Where the nights run long and the jokes run deep And the city hums me softly back to sleep How great it is How great it is To live in Irkutsk