Would you see when you're a child You say you never will forget And Daddy said, he'd just be gone a while And he ain't come back yet I never did know who to blame I hold out hope just the same It's what I want for Christmas, what I wish upon a star I blow out all the candles on every birthday so far And when I lay me down to sleep I pray My year's resolution every new year's day is unresolved I try to get on with my life And I've done alright, I guess A father, mother, husband, wife The words start to mean a little bit less Count the ways that I've been blessed I know this is for the best But what I want for Christmas, what I wish upon a star I blow out all the candles on every birthday so far When I lay me down to sleep I pray And my year's resolution every new year's day is unresolved What I had and what I have Might not seem so different Of what I picture of my family It's what I want for Christmas, what I wish upon a star I blow out all the candles on every birthday so far And when I lay me down to sleep I pray And my year's resolution every new year's day is unresolved It's unresolved