The sky is the color   Of white-hot iron   The sun is long overdue   Snow is falling   Hopeless and perfect   And I am waiting for you      A new afterthought   A stupid idea   I stayed home all day   And wished you were here   It's been a hard year      No one is safe   In a country of spies   The landlord is taking down names   This building is broken   Its windows are worthless   And no one ever complains      A new afterthought   A stupid idea   I stayed home all day   And wished you were here   It's been a hard year   It's been a hard year   It's been a hard year   It's been a hard year      The inkspots of birds   Shifting in flight   A long afternoon   Turns to night   And I see the sun   Through a crack in the sky   And just like that   It all passes by   It's been a hard year       Front-page pictures   Are already old   The dishes sit in the sink   Seven long days   Spent in bed   And I haven't slept a wink      A new afterthought   A stupid idea   I stayed home all day   And wished you were here   It's been a hard year   It's been a hard year   It's been a hard year   It's been a hard year      The sky is the color   Of white-hot iron   The sun is long overdue