I wrote “To Keep You Warm” in March of 2023, shortly after my family and I moved from Denver to Southern Vermont. We were all at a point where we were ready for some warmer weather to come along, but it was taking a while to get here. My wife, originally from Southern California, was particularly ready for warmer temperatures.
The original idea for the song goes back to a coffee shop here in my town when the idea for a tour called the “To Keep You Warm Tour” came to mind. The tour didn’t quite taken shape, but the idea for the song was born. It was originally supposed to be a kiss-off anthem between two exes, but as I was writing it, it started to go in a different direction and turned into more of a seduction between two lovers trying to take comfort from a storm.
Crafting “To Keep You Warm” was a delightful journey of seduction and comfort, inviting listeners into the warmth of a crackling fire and the embrace of a loved one. It’s a song born from the desire to share moments of intimacy and connection, a testament to the power of love to overcome the chill of winter.
To Keep You Warm Lyrics
Verse
This old house is cracklin
That cold damp air is creeping in
There’s not much left to do
To keep out the storm
But I’m here by this fireside
It’s the only place that’s nice inside
Come and rest your feet next to mine
Pre-Chorus
The storm out there might be raging hard
But I got some ideas that could take us far
And you know I know just how
to keep you warm
Chorus
To keep you warm
To keep you warm
You know I got a way
To keep you warm
Verse
I know how much you hate the cold
And these long winters they sure get old
Sometimes it feels like
It’s getting right under your skin
But it won’t take much to shake things up
We’ll turn up the heat and get out of this rut
Just join me by the fire for all the heat that we need
Pre-Chorus
The storm out there might be raging hard
But I got some ideas that could take us far
And you know I know just how
To keep you warm
Chorus
To keep you warm
To keep you warm
You know I got a way
To keep you warm
Pre-Chorus
The storm out there might be raging hard
But I got some ideas that could take us far
And you know I know just how
To keep you warm
Chorus
To keep you warm
To keep you warm
You know I got a way
To keep you warm