Once again, it's Christmas Eve
And I know you
And you've had something up your sleeve
For the last three years, you have left me cold
'T was not so long ago
When I was old
And I was trying to hold to you, you
But you would not let me; I did not know
Now, now I feel so young
But if I'm free, then this is all I need
You, you can slip away
And I will stay, and I will celebrate
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Me, me I'm not alone
I'm with friends
Well, I'm not wandering far
Far away from home, away from home
Here, here the walls are strong
And you know me, you know I may be wrong
But I feel like I have died
And when I did, I learned to be alive
When, when the dark is close
Now I know, that I can wink and smile
Near, oh so near, to my home
Once again, it's Christmas Eve
And I know you
You've had something up your sleeve
But you can slip away
And I will stay; I will celebrate
Near, oh so near, to my home
Oh-ho, near, oh so near, to my home