Christmas Comes Calling

And I know you've been waiting,
The way that sleigh bells wait for the night to break.

Christmas comes calling, I'm finally here,
Not just for the season, but all through the year,
The mistletoe knows what I came here to say,
That home isn't home when I'm so far away.
Christmas comes calling, and darling, I'm home,
No more hotels, no more being alone,
I'm staying this time, like I should have before,
'Cause Christmas means nothing without our front door.

The diner on Main Street still closes at ten,
The jukebox is playing that song from July,
I'm walking past windows where families begin,
And thinking how fast all these years seemed to fly.
I've learned all the lessons that distance can teach,
How silence can speak when you're too far to call,
The weight of a suitcase, the things out of reach,
But none of it matters now - I've risked it all.

And I swear I'm not leaving,
Not this time, not ever, not once you believe.

And maybe I'm late, maybe years overdue,
Maybe I've run from the one thing that's true
But standing here now, with the cold at my back,
I know what I've needed, I’m stepping off that track…

Christmas comes calling...
And I'm home.

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The train pulls in at quarter to seven, The station’s half-empty, just me in the winter air, I've counted down each mile from Boston to heaven, Our porch light's the only star I see there. The wreath on the door still hangs a bit crooked, Same as the year that we hung it too high, I'm carrying nothing but a vow that I've stuck with, A promise I made that I never let die. And I know you've been waiting, The way that sleigh bells wait for the night to break. Christmas comes calling, I'm finally here, Not just for the season, but all through the year, The mistletoe knows what I came here to say, That home isn't home when I'm so far away. Christmas comes calling, and darling, I'm home, No more hotels, no more being alone, I'm staying this time, like I should have before, 'Cause Christmas means nothing without our front door. The diner on Main Street still closes at ten, The jukebox is playing that song from July, I'm walking past windows where families begin, And thinking how fast all these years seemed to fly. I've learned all the lessons that distance can teach, How silence can speak when you're too far to call, The weight of a suitcase, the things out of reach, But none of it matters now - I've risked it all. And I swear I'm not leaving, Not this time, not ever, not once you believe. Christmas comes calling, I'm finally here, Not just for the season, but all through the year, The mistletoe knows what I came here to say, That home isn't home when I'm so far away. Christmas comes calling, and darling, I'm home, No more hotels, no more being alone, I'm staying this time, like I should have before, 'Cause Christmas means nothing without our front door. And maybe I'm late, maybe years overdue, Maybe I've run from the one thing that's true But standing here now, with the cold at my back, I know what I've needed, I’m stepping off that track… Christmas comes calling, I'm finally here, Not just for the season, but all through the year, The mistletoe knows what I came here to say, That home isn't home when I'm so far away. Christmas comes calling, and darling, I'm home, No more hotels, no more being alone, I'm staying this time, like I should have before, 'Cause Christmas means nothing without our front door. Christmas comes calling... And I'm home.

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