I’ve Got The Christmas Blues

Chorus:
It’s the right time of year
But I’ve got no Christmas cheer
Sleigh bells ringing in my ears
But I just can’t seem to care
Haven’t you heard the news
I’ve got the Christmas Blues
Haven’t you heard the news
I’ve got the Christmas Blues

Verse I
When I was a fanciful little girl
Christmas was my whole world
I believed in the beauty of Santa Claus
Didn’t know my dreams were totally false
I grew up and joined the adult world
Living on dreams as reality unfurled
In one swoop my life came tumbling down
No joy and happiness could be found

Chorus:
It’s the right time of year
But I’ve got no Christmas cheer
Sleigh bells ringing in my ears
But I just can’t seem to care
Haven’t you heard the news
I’ve got the Christmas Blues
Haven’t you heard the news
I’ve got the Christmas Blues

Verse II
Twenty-one years and no job as of last week
Doctor bills and walking pneumonia’s got me weak
My man done left me with all his dirty clothes
Took all the money, gone where I don’t know
He even took the presents from under the tree
That dirty old dog took my heart from me
Now theres cardboard stuffed in the holes of my shoes
I’ve lost everything thought I had nothing else to lose

Chorus:
It’s the right time of year
But I’ve got no Christmas cheer
Sleigh bells ringing in my ears
But I just can’t seem to care
Haven’t you heard the news
I’ve got the Christmas Blues
Haven’t you heard the news
I’ve got the Christmas Blues

Verse III
The worse was over with just lent in my pockets
Then electrical fire started in the socket
On Christmas Eve my house burned down
No neighbors or friends could be found
So I went up to my sister house that night
Saw me coming and they turned out the light
As I walked away with a single tear
I broke the damn window with their lawn chair

Chorus:
It’s the right time of year
But I’ve got no Christmas cheer
Sleigh bells ringing in my ears
But I just can’t seem to care
Haven’t you heard the news
I’ve got the Christmas Blues
Haven’t you heard the news
I’ve got the Christmas Blues
Oh yeah, I’ve got the Christ-Mas Bluuuueees