January Man Lyrics

Well I got tired of waiting out the winter

I thought I'd see what next year has to say

I'm determined that tomorrow will be better

Than today

I took that midnight plane to Copenhagen

I thought I'd set my four sheets to the wind

I'm no stranger to a strange old situation

Or more trouble than the trouble that I'm in

I heard the mermaid singing

But no-one else was there to see

So I asked the Western Wind

But just told me to get lost

She said she can't afford the cost

Of another losing bet on me

And I guess I should have known

Things don't always go to plan

I'm a thousand miles from home

Still your January man

Your January man

We were sitting at a cafe in Vienna

We were swollen up with love like two balloons

I never said that I could promise to forget her

Any time soon

Now here I am, looking for the language that I need

To try to climb Rapunzel by her hair

There's little more to life right now than make believe

And you can get that at the right price anywhere

The Ice Queen's coming in

She's tired of all the talk outside

The old year's bound to end

But a new one's on its way

I guess I'd better stay

While I've got nowhere else to hide

And I guess I should have known

Life gets hard to understand

I'm out here sinking like a stone

Still your January man

Your January man

Your January man

Your January man

A stranger in the snow

With a tremble in my hand

Better times might come and go

But I'm still your January man

And if I wanted to let you go

They oughta shoot me where I stand

Whichever way the wind might blow

I'm still your January man

Your January man

Your January man