Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well you're wound so tight, you're gonna blow a fuse The world's a wreck but there's nothing you can do tonight So shut up and drink your eggnog Got a chip on your shoulder and a tough road at home But there's a fine brunette under the mistletoe Come on man, show her what you're made of [Pre-Chorus] You gotta lay your burden down Before the fat man comes to town [Chorus] And I say, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, ho" Lighten up, it's Christmas Give a cheer for the mild and meek And I say, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, ho" Turn the other cheek It's another year and another week So lighten up, it's Christmas Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 2] Well your blood pressure's up and the market's going down And you're holding a grudge against half the folks in town But you can't remember why now Let bygones be bygones, ain't that what they say? Take all of that anger and pack it all away With your flip flops and your beach towel [Pre-Chorus] Because the snow is deep and white And rain defy the night [Chorus] And I say, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, ho" Lighten up, it's Christmas Give a cheer for the mild and meek And I say, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, ho" Turn the other cheek It's another year and another week So lighten up, it's Christmas Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 3] I got some anti-depressants and a couple of shrinks Or like Humphrey Bogart, I can drink the pain away But that only works in the movies Well if I face the facts, I got it pretty fine I got some friends who love me and that sweet faced child of mine Who's twice as wise as I am 'Cause she knows [Pre-Chorus] We got all this food to eat And a nice warm place to sleep [Chorus] And she says, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, ho" Lighten up, it's Christmas (Come on, Dad) And she says, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, ho" Lighten up, it's Christmas She's right So I say, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, ho" Lighten up, it's Christmas Yeah, yeah, yeah, and I say, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, ho" Lighten up, it's Christmas Lighten up, lighten up And I say, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, ho"