[Verse 1] Four years of Christmas overnight shifts At the depot by the track This year my name came off the roster And I finally headed back I caught the early bus on Tuesday With a red ribbon in my coat I tried a small step in the aisle And nearly missed my stop [Pre-Chorus] You met me halfway down the walk Before I even got to knock [Chorus] December, save a dance for me I've got nowhere else to be Let the clock tick on its own This Christmas I am staying home Spin me underneath those lights I've got time for you tonight December, save a dance for me Right here's where I want to be [Verse 2] You had orange peel simmering With lights beside the door I set my bag down on the rug And helped you hang some more We wrapped a ribbon round the rail Then put that record on I tried the turn I'd practiced riding You said, the bus taught you wrong [Chorus] December, save a dance for me I've got nowhere else to be Let the clock tick on its own This Christmas I am staying home Spin me underneath those lights I've got time for you tonight December, save a dance for me Right here's where I want to be [Instrumental - Rhodes and fiddle, eight bars] [Bridge] For years I mailed a card too early And called between the evening trains This year I can hold the ladder And help you hang the lights again [Final Chorus] December, save a dance for me I've got nowhere else to be Let the clock tick on its own This Christmas I am staying home Spin me underneath those lights I've got time for you tonight December, save a dance for me Right here's where I want to be [Outro] My bag stayed by the doorway Till the record played once more.
