[Verse 1]
So I'm at this wheel, it's 3 a.m
Waiting for the caffeine to come around
And life rears its ugly head again
They say your radio's okay, but retail is down
And I'd like to say I'm faithful
To the task at hand
Speaking gospel to a handful
And others with their list of demands

[Chorus]
It's cold this year, and I'm late on my dues
It's cold this year, ah, but that's nothing new
My heart's electric with your love again
So on to Bethlehem
On to Bethlehem

[Verse 2]
You might surmise that I ran there
But I really only crept
Lead me to the place where hope runs wild
And dogs your every step
You know how fickle my heart is
Prone to wonder, my Lord
Yeah, we talk, but it's at arm's length
I've always got one eye on the door
[Chorus]
It's cold this year, and I'm late on my dues
It's cold this year, ah, but that's nothing new
My heart's electric with your love again
So on to Bethlehem
On to Bethlehem

[Verse 3]
God wraps Himself up in human skin
For those who wanna touch
And God let them drive the nails in
For all of us who know way too much
And you come bearing all our burdens
And you take lovers for a ride
But we stay holed up in our cages
Fashioned by our own designs

[Chorus]
It's cold this year, and I'm late on my dues
It's cold this year, ah, but that's nothing new
My heart's electric with your love again
So on to Bethlehem
On to Bethlehem

[Verse 4]
So tell me, what is your secret?
What's on your blister soul?
Tell me that one little secret
The one that taken its toll
'Cause daddy's banging on your gate again
Yeah, he won't leave you alone
Got a million dry, warm rooms
In the finest of homes
[Chorus]
But it's cold this year, and I'm late on my dues
It's cold this year, ah, but that's nothing new
My heart's electric with your love again
So it's on to Bethlehem
On to Bethlehem
On to Bethlehem
On to Bethlehem