God
I want to bring Peace, Joy, and love
I see all that happens from heaven above
I see all your sufferings; I see all your pain
But I see when your life has been saved you complain
Yes, you’ve been lied to, tricked and deceived
But you won’t obey and refuse to believe
I keep all my promises, do what I’ve said
But given some time you treat me like I’m dead
I love you more than you can understand
Which is why I’m acting out what I have planned
You need a savior to pay for your crime
Or you will be suffering pain for all time
I love you too much to watch that fate pervade
So I hope you can recognize my One Crusade
The Knight that I’m sending refuses to lose
And He’s coming to give pure evil its dues
Confess and believe and you will be saved
From this world of pain: lost and depraved
I want you to see all the love I can bring
So I wrote this great song for the whole world to sing
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
His only Son as a baby
The Rotten Child
Give me the world, all of it
If you don’t I’ll throw a fit
I’ll run around and I won’t sit
And I won’t even care a bit
I know I got a lot last year
But I need more now, listen here
It’s affordable with your career
I am someone you must fear
I can easily ruin your life
Make you divorce your second wife
Give you endless grief and strife
Kidnap the maid with a pocket knife
So pack my stocking good and tight
And let me stay up ‘til midnight
Remember that I am always right
Make me happy. Now get out of sight
The Widow
My thoughts still dwell in the past
Feelings that can’t help but last
I’m no longer fully myself
And it’s slowly draining my health
He died but six years ago
And left me cold as the snow
God gave us two kids before
He took the father and more
He was my very best friend
Who vowed to be there till the end
Christmas just can’t be the same
And I’ve only myself to blame
This hurt just won’t go away
I don’t have enough words to say
I miss the sparkle in your eyes
I miss how you could clear the sky with your smile
I miss when you were by side
I’m missing all you tonight
The Flight Attendant
Small town to DC
DC to LA
LA to Jersey
Then I take lunch break
I end in Orlando
My family is there
They’ve never seen snow
But don’t seem to care
I may have seen snow
Alaska and Rome
But there’s no place to go
That feels like home
Kanakaloka
Today is the day. I’ve been waiting all year
To travel the world and bring Christmas cheer
All in one night I tour the whole world
Giving gifts to every good boy and good girl
I slide down the chimney, no matter the size
And unpack those gifts that are sure to surprise
I stuff all the stockings and eat a small snack
Then hop in my sleigh for the reindeer to take back
This is my purpose, and I give it my best
And my soul is fulfilled till I give it a rest
Of course rest is not what my helpers would say
They’d say rest is what they get just on Christmas day
The other spread out three-hundred-and-sixty-four
Are spent making toys, games, and candy galore
Some say I’m not real—that I can’t exist
But the imagination can throw reality a twist
Hi, my name is Traveler, and I need a place to rest
I’ve been walking through the snow for a month now at best
If you would share a blanket and something warm to drink
I can share my story: how I’ve made it from the brink
I left my home 2 years ago, but to my own dismay
My home is now the songs of all my stories I can play
I write a bit as well, merely words strung on a page
It brings a kind of comfort that I’ll keep to my old age
I travel all alone… but memory is not good company
I’m just a simple melody waiting for a harmony
The world keeps getting colder, but I keep the warmth inside
I have friend, to keep me warm, who suffered and then died
Also, could you let me know what day it is today?
Each day since the day I left has been one and the same
I can’t keep track of time, and I don’t know where I am
All that is familiar is from pictures of this land
But you now are a part of my story—of my life
A tool God has used to bring me further from my strife
Forever I will keep you in my memory and heart
And as I leave, I consider now a brand new start
I love every day it gets colder outside
But I love her more and love her by my side
We bundle together and walk ‘round the block
We laugh and we flirt as we walk and we talk
I grab her hand and the fear in me dies
As I look at reflected house lights in her eyes
I take her home where our families combine
To watch It’s A Wonderful Life and then dine
It’s not the sounds or the smells that I love
It’s celebrating our Christ who came down from above
And knowing that she is celebrating as well
That is the most attractive part of her spell
Christmas with her is a song I can sing
It’s just one of the reasons why I bought the ring
The 25th has come, again Christmas is here
I think it has come much sooner this year
But each year that passes seems a little bit more
Quicker and shorter than each year before
My children have children who cannot deny
That one night a year reindeer fly in the sky
They think that a man named Santa can see
Whether or not they act good or badly
So they put out milk and cookies by the fireplace
And I grow out a long white beard just in case
I’ve practiced my “shhh” and my “ho, ho, ho”
If they wake up, there’s no way they’ll know
Life is so short, they’ll grow up before long
And to put out their imagination would be wrong
It’s healthy for kids to be kids when they’re young
They will sing better songs once the first ones are sung
The snow-covered ground means I can’t go outside
But the fireplace reminds me of how my folks died
The house we lived in, it went down so fast
I still hear the screaming, the burning, the blast
It’s Christmas Eve now, and tomorrow’s the day
Three years have passed since my life passed by away
Oh, what I would give for a mom or a dad
Then life wouldn’t be so hard or so bad
Holidays are surely the worst time of year
Cuz I don’t have a family to hold back my fear
Fear of a life spent completely alone
Worthless and joyless and dying unknown
There is simply one Christmas wish that I’ll make
To sleep just one night where I dream and not ache
It is five in the morning—like every other day
The same bed, same form, same things to say
Until I remember we are nearing a new year
Could today be the day? We might break out the beer
Passing the calendar, a glance is all I need
Just a little hope so my heart will not bleed
Maybe a phone call or letter to mom
Anything but thinking of guns or a bomb
Maybe the captain will put up a tree
Anything festive so everyone will see
It’s time to remember what we’re fighting for
All the many reasons why we go to war
And know America isn’t the only one
To give to her people, and sacrifice a son
Tis the season to give, and give up your life
If only for protecting and loving your wife
I showered and dressed and poured coffee in my cup
There’s no worse feeling than waking all alone
No plans for Christmas is all that I own
I thought I had work, and went in at ten
I’ll maybe wear red and then visit Big Ben
England could be that place I call home
But not when my family’s buried in Rome
Tis the inevitable season to be reminded of pain
Contemplating the meaning of life once again
That night, without care, I just walked around town
And passed a small church that lifted my frown
How could I forget something special like this?
The baby, the shepherds are filled with God’s bliss
Something inside me said, “Cheer up, don’t pout”
This is what Christmas is truly about
I woke up and ran to our big Christmas tree
And under it found a note just for me
As I opened it I heard someone try not to cry
And after I read it I wanted to die
It read, “Son I love you, but I have to go”
He calls this love? God, what does he know?
Fathers are supposed to be there when you fall
A few steps away, not a visit or call
The tears in my eyes cloud this clear starry night
Thinking why would God come to a world without light
They told me to stay in bed one more hour
I don’t think I can, I don’t have the power
How can they sleep on a day like today?
Christmas has come, what else can I say?
With presents and eggnog, pajamas still on
Getting warm by the fire with a soft Christmas song
My mom and my dad huddled up hand in hand
Both smiling at me like they bought something grand
After the presents, the kisses and hugs
We all watched a movie with hot cocoa mugs
We laughed and we cried, quoting all the best parts
Making memories that always will last in our hearts
Then dad read a story from the Bible at night
He said someone special was born Christmas night
When he tucked me in bed and wrapped me up tight
We smiled at each other as he turned off the light
