[Intro] [Verse 1] One plate set, the other stays clean, Table for one, just like last year’s scene, Candles glow but don’t quite reach The empty chair across from me. Snow taps soft against the glass, Radio plays songs of “us”, Every laugh from down the street Feels like it’s not meant for me. [Pre-Chorus] They say love arrives right on time, But clocks don’t listen, neither do I— [Chorus] I’m in the waiting room for Christmas, Lights are warm but hearts feel far, Every wish is wrapped in silence, Like I left it where you are. Still I wait through all the seasons, Though I know how this one ends, I’m in the waiting room for Christmas… Still believing now and then. [Verse 2] Parade goes by, I stand alone, Crowds like families I’ve never known, Children on shoulders, hands held tight, I clap along, then fade from sight. Later on, a cinema seat, Holiday love on repeat, I smile when the screen says “forever”, Then walk home through frozen weather. [Pre-Chorus] Hope’s a habit hard to break, Even when it’s all a mistake— [Chorus] I’m in the waiting room for Christmas, Eggnog cooling in my hand, Everyone’s got someone with them, I just nod and try to stand. They say miracles still happen, I’ve learned not to ask when, I’m in the waiting room for Christmas… Still pretending now and then. [Bridge - Jazz Break – Sparse, Intimate] Piano plays a gentle lie, Trumpet sighs as time walks by, If love was coming, I’d be dressed, But coats grow heavy with “I guess”. [Final Chorus - Softer, Resigned but Beautiful] I’m in the waiting room for Christmas, Tree still shining all the same, There’s a peace inside the quiet, Even hope can learn its place. If love never finds the doorway, I’ll still let the night be kind, I’m in the waiting room for Christmas… Leaving wishes far behind. [Instrumental] [Final Chorus - Softer, Resigned but Beautiful] I’m in the waiting room for Christmas, Tree still shining all the same, There’s a peace inside the quiet, Even hope can learn its place. If love never finds the doorway, I’ll still let the night be kind, I’m in the waiting room for Christmas… Leaving wishes far behind. [Outro] Snow keeps falling, soft and slow… Some things come. Some things don’t. [Fade Out]
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