(Verse 1) Fluorescent lights hum low down the hallway Of this half-way house on Oak and Vine A plastic tree sits on a folding table And for once, I’m completely in my right mind The last ten Decembers are a blur of shadows Chasing a high through the freezing rain But tonight I’m sitting in this sober living Answering to nothing but my own real name. There’s no heavy snow falling outside the window And the pockets of my coat are completely bare But for the first time in a very long time I look in the mirror, and I’m actually there. (Chorus) And oh, it’s my very first clean Christmas No chemical synthetic peace in my veins Just the quiet grace of a winter evening And a heart that finally broke through the chains They’re unwrapping boxes down in the parlor Trading sweaters and things from the department store But the biggest gift under the tree this year Is the one I didn’t have to buy at a store Yeah, the greatest miracle I’ve ever started to see Is that the King of Kings finally moved into me Jesus came alive, stepped right into my dark And on this clean Christmas, He was born in my heart. (Verse 2) My hands aren’t shaking while I hold this coffee I called my mama and she didn’t cry in fear She just listened to the sound of her sober boy Saying, "I love you, and I’m making it this year." I used to think that Bethlehem was a story For people who never got their hands real down in the dirt But a Savior is only good for the broken And a healer only matters to the ones who hurt. Now I look at that little ceramic manager scene And I finally understand what the whole story means. (Chorus) 'Cause oh, it’s my very first clean Christmas No chemical synthetic peace in my veins Just the quiet grace of a winter evening And a heart that finally broke through the chains They’re unwrapping boxes down in the parlor Trading sweaters and things from the department store But the biggest gift under the tree this year Is the one I didn’t have to buy at a store Yeah, the greatest miracle I’ve ever started to see Is that the King of Kings finally moved into me Jesus came alive, stepped right into my dark And on this clean Christmas, He was born in my heart. (Bridge) I spent so many years sleeping like a dead man Chasing a ghost that just wanted me gone But he rolled away the stone of my addiction And woke me up to a brand new dawn It’s not about the bright lights or the tinsel Or the things that the world tries to sell It’s about a God who meets you in a recovery house And says, "Child, it is well." (Guitar/Piano Solo - Emotional and uplifting) (Chorus) Oh, it’s my very first clean Christmas No chemical synthetic peace in my veins Just the quiet grace of a winter evening And a heart that finally broke through the chains They’re unwrapping boxes down in the parlor But I don't look at my past anymore 'Cause the biggest gift under the tree this year Is the Savior who walked through my door Yeah, the greatest miracle I’ve ever started to see Is that the King of Kings finally moved into me Jesus came alive, stepped right into my dark And on this clean Christmas, He was born in my heart. (Outro) Yeah, He was born in my heart... In this quiet little room, under the sober living roof. Clean and alive. Thank You, Jesus. Merry Christmas to me.
