"We'll have a merry Christmas
As long as you're not with us
'cus I'm not spending holidays with strangers anymore


Too many years I played along
And now I'm forced to write this melancholy Christmas song


Well you can keep your gifts this year
Cus money just can't buy that kind of love or Christmas cheer


And when I'm old and grey
I won't be thinkin' of my first 25 holidays."