[Verse 1] Knees on a wooden floor Dress hem dusted with snow Tiny hands folded so tight Candle smoke curls Then goes She watches the manger glow Hears footsteps echo and fade Two coats on separate hooks Two lives that slipped away [Chorus] So she prays this Christmas [violin rises Aching tone] “Bring my family home again” Wrap them in the same warm light Around the same old tree She’s asking in the silence For a miracle to mend this break All she wants this Christmas night Is us together For our hearts to wake [Verse 2] Paper stars taped to glass One for each missing day She counts them under her breath Lips move But words drift away At dinner there’s one spare chair Set like a secret hope Forks and plates softly ring While she learns how to cope [Chorus] [Bridge] [orchestra swells Distant choir oohs] If they could hear this violin cry Would they remember how they used to dance? If they could see her small hands shake Would they give us one more chance? [low strings Almost a whisper] She doesn’t need the shiny things Just voices in the same small room Laughter spilling down the hall Love returning from the gloom [Chorus] [Outro] [solo violin Almost bare] Knees on a wooden floor Candle burned low Almost through She leaves her wish in the quiet air And walks out under a sky Believing it could still come true
