We should have covered all of New England in fleece
That night my blood froze and died
If I could have wrapped the whole world in a quilt
The night our love froze and died
My neighbor knows to wrap up their roses
Another brought their tomatoes inside
I thought my love was hardy to cold
I did not think I had any worries that night
It was just that one night, for just a few hours
The middle of May and late for hard frost
Most gardeners I know just traded tales
Of the pepper or houseplant they lost
We should have covered New England with burlap
On that night my love froze and died
If I could have wrapped a whole world then I wilt
The night our love froze and died
But those who needed to plan were well-warned
And protected their crops as they should
But when I checked around the following day
My love was dried brown on dead wood
I wish that I'd covered all your world in warm fleece
That night our love froze and died
