just a little while longer before we know well be eating blood oranges in the snow the border crossing was moving slow with all this weather its been touch and go but we keep driving were not afraid the snow in our headlights confetti in a parade and weve got maybe oh a 100 more miles im gonna hold graces baby they say shes all smiles just a little while longer before we know well be eating blood oranges in the snow daddys gonna play red wing like its the only song he knows mamas washin dishes singin soft and low shell ask me to play from the gospel hymnal try to find an old song she dont know who made the lilies on the jericho road let the lower lights be burning be still my soul just a little while longer before we know well be eating blood oranges in the snow and he will gather us all of us kids and read pioneer stories of the great north woods and the silent panther patient in the trees with the pioneer children walkin home beneath just a little while longer 