On the coldest night of the year
You start to rethink hell
'Cause all you hear is a cruel wind moan
And fire engine bells

See, this family had no heat
So they built a bonfire in their living room
They thought they could keep it a secret
But those flames caught on
And soon the whole building went up

I see one fireman turn to another and say
'That's quite a blaze we got here
Yup, well, they're warm for now'

And the fire's burn on the East side
While the West is hunkering down
And I'm in search of comfort
But he is elusive and working in mid-town

It's negative something degrees
I think the whole world may freeze
Been this low for awhile
January's child, January's child

It's the coldest night of the year
And I've decided hell is on 29th Street
Cars jammed down 10th Avenue
'Cause the girls all go on sale just to get inside
'Hey, honey, you wanna ride?'

Well, they'll give *******s for a dollar
They'll go down on you for ten
If your car has heat, hell is 29th Street

And these few degrees are lonely
They'll cling to me for a life
Holding on to a dead man's blanket
A lost dog's fur and a ******'s exposed thighs

It hasn't been sunny for weeks
The tears freeze on my cheeks
And it's love for awhile
January's child

And when he finds me on his steps outside
I'm half frozen in ice
So he digs me out and he drags me in
And he cuts like a surgeon through my skin

And the warm blood melts me down and gives me love
When I tell him I wanna die
That January boy laughs and says
'Okay Snow Queen, here's a match, why don't you try?'

It's negative something degrees
I think the whole world may freeze
It'll be alright in awhile, says January's child
Says January's child

We'll be alright in awhile, says January's child
It's gonna be alright, it's gonna, it's gonna be alright
It's gonna, it's gonna be alright, alright
Alright in awhile, says January's child
It's gonna be alright, 'I'll be alright', says January's child