• You say you like how the air smells before it snows
    And I say that I really don't know
    I've never known
    It all smells the same to me
    Every year just another dried up Christmas tree
    To throw away
    It's the spirit of the season is what you say
    'Maybe'
    I think (bitterly)
    'On boxing day'
    Christmas hasn't mattered to me in years
    It's just another moment
    I hate and you love
    The way the carolers in the mall sing of the angels above
    And I aint so sure that I've ever believed in a God
    I believe instead, in when we were young
    And in every single word you say
    I remember all those years we used to play
    Making snowmen in your front yard
    Damn we'd work hard
    Until our fingers were puffy-red and thick
    And your mom would yell and you for not wearing your coat
    But now I just don't see the hope
    In the commercial advertisements for those stupid toys
    But I know when we were young we'd always whine for them, boy
    I remember that year when you had no money at all
    And we went to the Food Bank
    And your mother stood tall
    Though a little embarrased
    She thought that a homeless man scared us
    I just couldn't look away
    And if I saw that man today
    I maybe would've invited him to my Christmas dinner
    Well, maybe not
    I wouldn't want him to see my family fight
    And you tell me 'It's alright.'
    When you see the bruise on my jaw
    And I tell you I slipped on the ice
    And that it's really just 'cause my shoes have no traction
    I see your reaction
    From behind your eyes
    Yeah, you were always able to see through my lies
    And in this mid-December winter I have to admit
    I still haven't gotten you a gift
    But the crowds in the mall make me squirm
    You smile and say that one day I'll learn
    And I wrap my arms around you
    Buried knee deep in snow
    And I don't know if you'll ever know
    How badly I wanted to kiss you
    Christmas Eve night
    To press my lips to yours
    Underneath the streetlight.