Cold Comfort lyrics

I know it's cold comfort They found him a guilty man But it don't feel like justice And it wasn't a first offense Heavy drink was on his breath Her death was on his hands Now you must look into his eyes For your consolation prize And I know that's cold comfort You held your father in your arms While he cried like a baby But you were too cold to mourn By the fireplace late last night You tried there to get warm But the fire wouldn't start and so you Sat there in the dark And I know that's cold comfort You feel your body growing numb It will thaw in a year or ten It happens to everyone Friends can only watch and wait While the seasons slowly change It is a fact of life that we Learn to live again And I know that's cold comfort But winter will soon be here And except for the holidays It's a fine time of year Skies are turning grey Snow will fall so deep You don't want comfort You only want to sleep...