Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Lily Kershaw

Oh-oh-oh-oo Yeah, yeah Ah, mm (Christmas) the snow's comin' down (Christmas) I'm watchin' it fall (Christmas) lots of people around (Christmas) baby, please come home (Christmas) the church bells in town (Christmas) all ringin' in song (Christmas) full of happy sounds (Christmas) baby, please come home They're singin', "Deck the Halls" But it's not like Christmas at all 'Cause I remember when you were here And all the fun we had last year (Christmas) Pretty lights on the tree (Christmas) I'm watchin' them shine (Christmas) You should be here with me (Christmas) Baby, please come home (Christmas) oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (Christmas) oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (Christmas) oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (Christmas) oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh They're singin', "Deck the Halls" But it's not like Christmas at all 'Cause I remember when you were here And all the fun we had last year (Christmas) and if there was a way (Christmas) I'd hold back this tear (Christmas) oh, but it's Christmas day (Christmas) baby, please (please) Baby, please (please) Oh, please, please come home (Christmas) (Christmas) (Christmas) woo-oo (Christmas) please come home (Christmas) please come home (Christmas) oh, come on home (Christmas) (Christmas) baby, please, please come home

I tried to be happy i tried to be free I tried to accept you accepting me And i tried to escape the fate awaiting me And take times loose from my neck so i can breathe And this could be Just for fun, just for kicks Cause i've had one too many drinks And this heart cannot be fixed Cause i follow fear like faith And i'll dig until the day my life is saved My life is saved Saved Well i played up my virtue and hid my vice I'd only show you naughty if you first showed me nice Cause i thought i knew what a woman's work was I kept from view what you wanted most It was fun playing god And this could be Just for fun, just for kicks Cause i've had one too many drinks And this heart cannot be fixed Cause i follow fear like faith And i'll dig until the day my life is saved My life is saved Saved And this could be Just for fun, just for kicks Cause i've had one too many drinks And this heart cannot be fixed Cause i follow fear like faith And i'll dig until the day my life is saved My life is saved Saved Cause i follow fear like faith And i'll dig until the day my life is saved My life is saved Saved

We meet at the Broken Spoke Restaurant and Lounge I lit your cigarette then you wrote your number down. On the inside of a matchbook that was laying on the bar And a fire started burning somewhere in my heart I didn't see it coming, guess I didn't read the signs I just never thought you'd leave me after all this time. But today when I came home my key was hollow in the door And there was nothing but a worn out book of matches on the floor You took the bed; you took the dishes and the car And you broke my trust and you took advantage of my heart And you left me here with empty rooms and walls with holes, scars and scratches, If I find the strength to burn your memory down At least you left the matches. The color is old and faded; the cover's worn and stained I can still make out the numbers and the heart beside your name Until tonight they'd only lit a single cigarette Now one by one I'm striking them to help me to forget And everybody at the broken spoke They all thought my crazy story was a joke Now they're all out in the parking lot Staring at the smoke You took the bed; you took the dishes and the car And you broke my trust and you took advantage of my heart And you left me here with empty rooms of walls and holes, scars and scratches Now I found the strength to burn your memory down At least you left the matches. Baby all that's left of our love now is ashes Thank god you left the matches

She's been here workin' all summer long Pumpin' gas for the boats on the Cote Blanche She's so brown from bein' in the sun all day And boys from town hang around her pa paw's place And they all say Hey, you can see her down at the boat dock Walkin' up the pier in her flip flops Tyin' up the lines in her tank top Dippin' out the bait at the bait shop Every boy around would love to say, "That girl's mine" Summer's gonna end I know Oh, we gonna miss you so Wish you didn't have to go, Evangeline It won't be long, she'll be goin' back to school Well, goin' home, all the way to Baton Rouge Well, her pa paw says he'll get along the best he can And all the boys will be so brokenhearted then 'Til it's summer again Then you can see her down at the boat dock Walkin' up the pier in her flip flops Tyin' up the lines in her tank top Dippin' out the bait at the bait shop Every boy around would love to say, "That girl's mine" Summer's gonna end I know Oh, we gonna miss you so Wish you didn't have to go, Evangeline Well, every boy around would love to say, "That girl's mine" Summer's gonna end I know Oh, we gonna miss you so Wish you didn't have to go, Evangeline Girl, I'm gonna miss you so, Evangeline