"Winters Come and Gone" - Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

The music of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings always makes me feel warm. And this song is perfect for the dead of winter. With storm after storm dumping on half of the country, even people unaffected by the storms can get a bit antsy from waiting for spring.

In this beautiful ballad Ms. Welch, along with some help from longtime partner David Rawlings, takes on the woes of winter. With her beautifully nuanced voice, along with David Rawlings poignant guitar work, she coaxes on the arrival of spring while melting away the frigid weather. It’s an art.

Oh little red bird

Come to my window sill

Been so lonesome

Shaking that morning chill

Oh little red bird

Open your mouth and sing

Been so lonesome

Just about flown away

So long now I've been out

In the rain and snow

But winter's come and gone

A little bird told me so

Oh little blue bird

Pearly feather breast

Five cold nickels all I got left

Oh little blue bird

What am I gonna do

Five cold nickels

Ain't gonna see me through

So long now I've been out

In the rain and snow

But winter's come and gone

A little bird told me so

Oh little black bird

On my wire line

Dark as trouble

In this heart of mine

Poor little black bird

Sings a worried song

Dark as trouble 

'Til winter's come and gone 

So long now I've been out

In the rain and snow

But winter's come and gone

A little bird told me so

So long now I've been out

In the rain and snow

But winter's come and gone

A little bird told me so

Note: There was no live video of this song by the artists, just cover versions by other performers.