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THE PRESENT

Robb Strandlund & Fred Koller


NO DEMO

    
SANTA CLAUS CAME LIKE HE USED TO,
THE KIDS HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.
I GUESS YOU KNOW EVERYONE MISSED YOU,
I TOLD THEM THAT YOU'RE DOIN' FINE.

YOUR STOCKING'S THERE ON THE MANTLE,
WE SANG YOUR FAVORITE SONGS.
FROM THE OUTSIDE YOU'D SWEAR IT WAS CHRISTMAS,
YOU'D NEVER KNOW ANYTHING'S WRONG.

AND UNDER THE TREE THERE'S A PRESENT FROM ME,
YOU'VE ALREADY TORN IT APART.
AND I'M GONNA' GIVE YOU BACK YOUR MEMORY,
WRAPPED IN A BROKEN HEART.

WHEN BUDDY AND SIS WOKE THIS: MORNIN',
I TOLD THEM THAT YOU TRIED TO CALL.
THEY BOTH OPENED PRESENTS FROM MOMMY,
BUT YOU SENT THEM NOTHING AT ALL.
             
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE BEIN' BUSY.
TRYIN' TO BUILD YOUR NEW LIFE.
WHILE I'M HERE PRETENDING IT'S CHRISTMAS,
ME AND MY MAKE BELIEVE WIFE.

AND UNDER THE TREE THERE'S A PRESENT FROM ME,
YOU'VE ALREADY TORN IT APART.
AND I'M GONNA'GIVE YOU BACK YOUR MEMORY,
WRAPPED IN A BROKEN HEART