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Holiday Episode
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There was a crazy homeless old man
his leg eaten up by gangrene
and a pretty young girl who went into labor
she couldn't have been more than 15
we had a gas leak, the same thing as last week
the kids overcome by the fumes
so now we're spending Christmas Eve
in the emergency room...
We saw a guy who was stabbed by his girlfriend
the wound needed 54 stitches
an off duty cop, drunk and strapped to a gurney
he called all the nurses "dumb bitches"
next to a baby allergic to something
his mother wore too much perfume
all together on Christmas Eve in the emergency room
a small string of lights
hung dull and lifeless
on a bulletin board
where you're urged to get flu shots
a small gift for have nots
who come for what they can't afford
or maybe to worship the lord...
just like the woman who slit both her wrists
the attendant who stayed by her side
holding what was left of her hand
til the moment she died
then she sang "Jesus knows us' and that's why he chose us
to gather together neath this silver moon
to spend a lovely Christmas Eve...
in the emergency room
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You Made Christmas
02:44
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YOU MADE CHRISTMAS
(Bango/Vesecky)
you made christmas
you made the whole thing for me
you strung the lights all over the city
you put the angel on top of the tree
you made christmas
you placed the cards on the shelf
you stayed up late wrapping of presents
and gave the credit to somebody else
I see you now in a snow-globe
I shake it and you disappear
it all settles down just in time to remind me
how much I wish you were here
especially this time of year
because...you made christmas
you made the magic come true
much more than the decorative holiday windows
more than the chill when the december wind blows
more than just knowing He’s coming to town
it wasn’t Bing Crosby or old Charlie Brown
it wasn’t the birth of our savior, it’s true...
it was you, it was you, it was you...
you made christmas
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