I Can't Wait For Christmas

It's Christmas Eve and the sun is settin'

The lights are comin' on

The boulevard's fillin' up with people

Bustlin' by on their way home

I'm in a bar lookin' out the window

Did I see you rush by?

I couldn't tell through the sea of faces

Was it the drink or a trick of the light?

Allelujah

Man, light can fool ya

Was that you I saw?

On the corner

Looking

Waiting

One Christmas Eve we were both in Fresno

A little worse for wear

We spent that night tellin' Christmas stories

Standin' by an oil drum fire

I held you close as the sun was rising

When it was time to go

We said we'd try to meet each Christmas

But dreams melt like snow

Allelujah

I thought I knew ya

Was that you I saw?

On the corner

Smiling

Waiting

And I can't wait for Christmas

When we said we'd meet again

On Christmas Eve

All I heard were Christmas bells so

I lied

I lied

I couldn't wait for Christmas

It's Christmas Eve and the crowd is fading

I step out in the cold

In the street there's a couple dancin'

They drift away like ghosts

Beyond the street light's a figure's standing

They turn to walk away

Hearing laughter from an open window

They stop as if to stay

Allelujah

I think I see ya

Just a glance this way

And I'll know

Your smile

Wait

I can't wait for Christmas

Again