Off and to the right, the fade of the light I'm watching the sun go down over the fields We see the one that little girl who makes my heart pound (Yes, she do) But don't you know that that's forbidden? Son, you better get rid of them ideas They'll lead to a hanging When I was young, you know that I believed In Santa Claus, true love and freedom Pushing back the fear, sneaking off to see her And we'd dream to leave this land Then her family would say, boy, you better stay away If her daddy finds out, you're a dead man Leave me to die, oh, my way my time How can a man, Lord, chain a man When I was young, you know that I believed In Santa Claus, true love and freedom Those days are gone Might as well leave, leave them be No more Santa Claus, oh baby, true love, true love and freedom