Can I Come Back Home for Christmas

You know the sunset sure is pretty, on the south Wisconsin sky
We stayed up late to watch it, and the sailboats gliding by
And we caught a jar of fireflies, but they made us let them go
I'm trying to be a big boy, but I still miss you so

We had liver again for dinner, but it wasn't all that bad
They told us it was Swiss Steak, and that new kid got all mad
He pitched his plate in anger, as tears rolled down his cheek
I figured he was homesick, and it was not about the meat

You know I just was thinking
And if I can't it's understood
Could I come back home for Christmas
I promise I'll be good

Every day its getting easier, and I'm making lots of friends
And big kids treat me better, since I punched out Jimmy Sims
The teacher grabbed my arm and told me fighting was a si
But she never sees him hit me so I punched him in the chin

I am thankful for the gloves you sent because it getting pretty cold
They turned the heat on Thursday, now is smells of smoke and coal
The cookies that you sent me, where a hit around the dorm
But I don't need any presents, I'd just like to visit home

So if you have some extra money
I could catch the bus back home
Could I be with you for Christmas
I don't want to be alone

I don't remember daddy much, 'cause I was only three
When he went to be with Jesus, leaving you and Clint and me
And I know your heart was broken, when you sent me to this place
You didn't really say it, but I could see it in your face

When I first got to Wisconsin, I was mad but understood
We didn't have no money, You would have kept me if you could
You couldn't be a mother, and work two jobs to pay the bills
I can't help it, but I miss you, and I pray that we're a family still

If I wouldn't be a bother
If there's money for the bus
Could I come back home for Christmas
I still miss you very much

I know that you are busy
I wish that we weren't poor
Could I be with you at Christmas
Like a fam-i-ly once more