Unconditional Love (Inside,Outside)

We had ice on the windows in our house
On the outside and the inside
Inside we had no central heating
When it froze outside, it froze inside

We had coal fires inside our fireplace
Outside the grate were firelighters
My mother went outside to fetch the coal
To keep us warm when inside

My hands were cold outside my jumper
Inside my jumper was skin and bones
Inside my shoes my feet were icy
Outside my bedclothes you could see my breath

The outside world could be unforgivably hostile
Inside, my house was filled with unconditional love