[Verse 1] Watched you hanging stockings there on the wall, Heard our little ones laughing down the hall. Oh, I’d give the world to see that tonight. [Verse 2] Your letters keep me warm in the cold, Out here where the night feels twice as old. But I close my eyes and see your lights. [Pre-Chorus] If I could be in two places tonight, I’d be there holding you beneath those lights. [Chorus] Oh, I know why I had to go, To keep our freedom whole. But there’s a space you’re filling in my soul. And when the stars are shining, I feel it in my bones — My body’s out here, but my heart’s back home. (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) My body’s out here, but my heart’s back home. (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) My body’s out here, but my heart’s back home. [Verse 3] I still hum the carols we used to sing, The ones that made the fireplace ring. Tell the kids I’ll call them soon. [Pre-Chorus] If I could be in two places tonight, I’d be there tucking them in goodnight. [Chorus] Oh, I know why I had to go, To guard the world they’ll own. But there’s a warmth that never leaves my soul. And when I see the sunrise, I whisper through the phone — My body’s out here, but my heart’s back home. (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) My body’s out here, but my heart’s back home. (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) My body’s out here, but my heart’s back home. [Bridge] Kiss them once for me by the tree, Save my place by the fire’s glow. Every mile between can’t change what I see — Your faces light my snow. [Outro] I’ll be home in my heart this Christmas night, Till I’m home in your arms beneath those lights. My body’s out here, but my heart’s back home
