[Intro – piano rhythm, bass joins softly]
[Verse 1]
Cold air slipping down the street
Breath like smoke, your hand in mine
Every step sounds different now
Like December found its time
[Verse 2 – groove settles]
City moving just a little slow
Shops still glowing soft and gold
You laugh and pull your collar tight
I lean into the night
[Pre-Chorus – gentle lift]
I don’t know where we’re going
But I like the pace
[Chorus – warm, melodic]
There’s December in your coat
When you pull me close
All the winter feels like home
Every streetlight knows
We don’t need a plan tonight
We don’t need to know
There’s December in your coat
And I’m not cold
[Verse 3 – melodic variation]
Footsteps tapping out of time
Old year hanging in the air
Every worry fades a little
When I find you there
[Pre-Chorus – harmony enters]
I don’t miss the summer now
This feels right
[Chorus – slightly fuller]
There’s December in your coat
In the way you smile
Like the world can wait a bit
Like we’ve got a while
Let the snow keep falling slow
Let the night unfold
There’s December in your coat
And I’m not cold
[Bridge – breakdown, piano + voice]
Maybe warmth is just a moment
You decide to stay inside
[Final Chorus – confident, calm]
There’s December in your coat
Everywhere we go
Not the season, not the snow
Just the way you hold
If the year is almost gone
I’m ready to let go
There’s December in your coat
And I’m not cold
[Outro – piano groove fades gently]