Still, No Christmas Lights

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Last Christmas

You were a gift to me

Now you're a memory

It weighs on my heart

I didn't know

No, I didn't know, baby

You wouldn't be here this year

Bickering

I couldn't get it right

The star on the tree 

It was never straight

Because of me

I can still hear your voice

Bossing me

Tell me what you want me to do

I'll do it tonight

Ow, tonight

I'll circle the tree

With the same red and gold garland

The same garland I complained about

Every year, cause I married a cheap man

Still no Christmas lights, baby

Cause you don't want the energy to be high

And with that precious thought

My eyes begin to cry

All I can think about is you and I

I'll dangle our cheap ornaments

Dangle them as I feel your presence

I can feel you filling the room

Ow baby, this time

I'll hang them, just right

Evenly, around our tree

Picturesque, 

For perfect people to see

I'll wrap the skirt around the base

Neatly

This time baby, my sweet baby

Your star will be placed so high

I'll get it right, this time

On this snow fallen night

In remembrance of you

You see, my love

Nothings changed

Still, no Christmas lights

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