The Longest Night
The bread was warm
The green beans were lined up straight
The mashed potatoes were far-reaching
His arms outstretched
His glass of wine long-legged
Grandpa faced the corner, he was preaching
Napkins and tablecoths
Folding chairs
Twenty pounds of turkey on a platter
Candy canes and cigarettes
Hot toddies and Shirley Temples
Kids yell in the yard, in the kitchen grown-ups chatter
When winter comes light the candles
When the daylight fades have no fear
The longest meal, at the longest table, on the longest night of the year
Hard candy for the children
Whiskey Sour for Uncle Frank
Hand to hand, the dishes wash and clatter
The young ones yawn
The jokes keep getting louder
Aunt Sarah fell asleep, Uncle Frank says he feels fatter
When winter comes light the candles
When the daylight fades have no fear
The longest meal, at the longest table, on the longest night of the year
The green beans were lined up straight
The mashed potatoes were far-reaching
His arms outstretched
His glass of wine long-legged
Grandpa faced the corner, he was preaching
Napkins and tablecoths
Folding chairs
Twenty pounds of turkey on a platter
Candy canes and cigarettes
Hot toddies and Shirley Temples
Kids yell in the yard, in the kitchen grown-ups chatter
When winter comes light the candles
When the daylight fades have no fear
The longest meal, at the longest table, on the longest night of the year
Hard candy for the children
Whiskey Sour for Uncle Frank
Hand to hand, the dishes wash and clatter
The young ones yawn
The jokes keep getting louder
Aunt Sarah fell asleep, Uncle Frank says he feels fatter
When winter comes light the candles
When the daylight fades have no fear
The longest meal, at the longest table, on the longest night of the year
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Writer(s): Gunnar Madsen
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