Christmas Eve Can Kill You

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The winter's flaking snow is brushing through the pine wood trees I stuck my hands down deep inside my coat I think of years ago and half remembered Christmas trees And faces that still warm me with their glow [Verse 2] The cold and empty evening hangs around me like a ghost I listen to my footsteps in the snow The sound of one man walking through the snow can break your heart But stopping doesn't help, so on I'll go [Refrain 1] And Christmas Eve can kill you When you're trying to hitch a ride to anywhere [Verse 3] The icy air I'm breathing's all that keeps me on my feet I feel like I've been walking all my life A car goes running by, the man don't even turn his head Guess he's busy being Santa Claus tonight [Verse 4] The saddest part of all is knowing if I switched with him I'd leave him stumbling ragged by the road I'd ride that highway to arms of my sweet family And forget about the stranger in the cold [Refrain 2] And Christmas Eve can kill you When you're trying to hitch a ride to anywhere [Verse 5] And as I walk I'm singing to myself "O Silent Night" Hoping I can save those other souls Oh, God, forgive the man that drives right by the other man Have pity on the stranger in the cold [Refrain 3] Cause Christmas Eve can kill you When you're trying to hitch a ride to anywhere