She's getting ready to go Her little boy is having breakfast at the window Sizing up the day Another walk in the snow There's a fire in the stove Her little boy is wondering Where all the smoke goes It's a mystery How could it be that way Every day starts the same The beginning of the game That is life for most of us Oh the bills come today And the ball just won't roll in the snow Her man has gone away A fallen angel 14 stories in mid-May A man of steel But his harness gave away Her job is hard and long It's an hour's walk And she's happy to have one Across the hill To the cotton mill in town Every day starts the same The beginning of the game That is life for most of us Oh the bills come today And the ball just won't roll in the snow On the way home from school He sees the red birds That the winter does no harm to They don't go away They'd rather stay right here The day is cold and drawn Not much time to play before he gets home But it snowed today No reason not to smile Every day is the same The conclusion of the game That is life for most of us Like the red birds of winter Their love will always remain