SO YOU SAY IT’S CHRISTMAS
I DON’T KNOW IF I LIKE THAT TIME OF YEAR
‘CUZ YOU KNOW WHEN IT’S CHRISTMAS
I THINK YOU AND THE KIDS SHOULD BE HERE

SETTING UP THE TREE
USED TO BE UP TO ME
NOW IT’S DONE BY HIM

I’D JUST LIKE TO SEE
THE OLD FAMILY
AND BE BACK WITH YOU AGAIN

SO YOU SAY IT’S CHRISTMAS
A HAPPY TIME OF YEAR
IT WON’T BE THAT WAY THIS CHRISTMAS
BECAUSE YOU AND THE KIDS AREN’T HERE

I CAN ALMOST SMELL THE FOOD
COOKING IN THE OTHER ROOM
PRESENTS AND THE SINGING
WILL BE STARTING SOON

SO YOU SAY IT’S CHRISTMAS
JUSTANOTHER DAY HERE
IT WOULD SEEM LIKE CHRISTMAS
IF YOU AND THE KIDS WERE HERE

BUT NOW YOU ARE SO FAR AWAY
HIS JOB HAS MOVED YOU AROUND
I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHERE YOU’RE AT
I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TOWN

SO YOU SAY IT’S CHRISTMAS
I WISH YOU ALL GOOD SPIRIT
FOR THIS REALLY WOULD BE CHRISTMAS
IF YOU AND THE KIDS COULD HEAR IT

THIS YEAR I WON’T HAVE TO CLEAN UP THE MESS
AND I KNOW THAT HE WILL
THIS YEAR I GOT OFF EASY
AND I’LL LET HIM PAY THE BILL

SO YOU SAY IT’S CHRISTMAS
BOY YOU COULD’VE FOOLED ME
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY
WHEREVER YOU MAY BE

I GOT A CHRISTMAS CARD FROM OUR OLD BANK
THEY MUST THINK WE’RE STILL TOGETHER
NOW WHO DO I THANK

FOR THE MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS
THOUGHTS HELD SO DEAR
WISHING THAT IT WAS CHRISTMAS
AND YOU AND THE KIDS WERE HERE

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