A Different Christmas

Hey Santa, have you ever seen a broken home?
With all the windows closed and doors alone
Without a key to open up the shore
But have you ever seen the light?
That none of us ever seem to find
Closing off what seems like a good time
But hey there, Nicholas how you've been?
I'm not a child anymore I admit
But won't you give a gift that's hard to see?

I know I've been a little on the bad side
But now I swear, I'll make all things right
But every time I look around the night
I see the lights dimming without a fight

So all the times I look up at the stars
I see a smile that lights up the dark
And all the things that always seem so far
Won't you give it to me one last time?
And for all the times a grown man cries
He's had his lows like he had his highs
Won't you give him a gift to burn bright?
Yes, I said it right, a gift

So hey Santa, what about the kids who lie alone?
Too afraid to build a home from stones
That someone kicked to dust long ago
Give them a new heart, oh Saint
So that they may feel love's reign
And the world shall be so warm again

It's hard to see the truth from so far away
But I won't ever hide my scars again
For all the times I've failed to meet my mark
I'll always try to mend all broken hearts

So all the times I look up at the stars
I see a smile that lights up the dark
And all the things that always seem so far
Won't you give it to me one last time?
And for all the times a grown man cries
He's had his lows like he had his highs
Won't you give him a gift to burn bright?
Yeah, here we go again

So all the times I look up at the stars
I see a girl that lights up the dark
And all the things that always seem so far
Won't you bring her to me one last time?
And for all the times I've locked up and cried
I've had my lows like I had my highs
Won't you give me a gift to burn bright?
A gift for a different Christmas