o come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant o come ye o come ye to bethlehem come and behold him born the king of angels o come let us adore him o come let us adore him o come let us adore him christ the lord sing choirs of angels sing with exultation o sing all ye citizens of heaven above glory to god all glory in the highest o come let us adore him o come let us adore him o come let us adore him christ the lord yea lord we greet thee born this happy morning jesus to thee be all glory given word of the father now in flesh appearing o come let us adore him o come let us adore him o come let us adore him christ the lord

o little town of bethlehem how still we see the lie above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight for christ is born of mary and gathered all above while mortals sleep the angels keep their watch of wondering love o morning stars together proclaim the holy birth and praises sing to god the king and peace to men on earth

joy to the world the lord is come let earth receive her king let every heart prepare him room and heaven and nature sing and heaven and nature sing and heaven and heaven and nature sing joy to the world the savior reigns let men their songs employ while fields and floods rocks hills and plains repeat the sounding joy repeat the sounding joy repeat repeat the sounding joy no more let sins and sorrows grow nor thorns infest the ground he comes to make his blessings flow far as the curse is found far as the curse is found far as far as the curse is found he rules the world with truth and grace and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness and wonders of his love and wonders of his love and wonders wonders of his love joy to the world the lord the lord is come

on the first day of christmas my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree on the third day of christmas my true love sent to me three french hens and a partridge in a pear tree three french hens and a partridge in a pear tree on the fifth day of christmas my true love sent to me five golden rings three french hens and a partridge in a pear tree on the sixth day of christmas my true love sent to me six geese a laying five golden rings three french hens and a partridge in a pear tree six geese a laying five golden rings three french hens and a partridge in a pear tree seven swans a swimming six geese a laying five golden rings three french hens and a partridge in a pear tree on the ninth day of christmas my true love sent to me nine ladies dancing six geese a laying five golden rings three french hens and a partridge in a pear tree nine ladies dancing six geese a laying five golden rings three french hens and a partridge in a pear tree on the eleventh day of christmas my true love sent to me ten lords a leaping nine ladies dancing seven swans a swimming six geese a laying five golden rings three french hens and a partridge in a pear tree twelve drummers drumming eleven pipers piping ten lords a leaping nine ladies dancing six geese a laying five golden rings three french hens and a partridge in a pear tree and a partridge in a pear tree

it came upon the midnight clear that glorious song of old from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold peace on the earth good will to men from heaven s all gracious king the world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurled and still their heavenly music floats o er all the weary world above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering wing and ever o er its babel sounds the blessed angels sing peace on the earth good will to men from heaven s all gracious king the world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing

oh come all ye faithful joyfull and triumphant o come ye o come ye to bethlehem come and behold him born the king of angels o come let us adore him o come let us adore him o come let us adore him christ the lord sing choirs of angels sing in exaltation sing all ye citizens of heaven above glory to god glory in the highest o come let us adore him o come let us adore him o come let us adore him christ the lord

i saw three ships come sailing in on christmas day on christmas day i saw three ships come sailing in on christmas day in the morning on christmas day in the morning and what was in those ships all three on christmas day on christmas day and what was in those ships all three on christmas day in the morning on christmas day in the morning the virgin mary and christ were there on christmas day on christmas day the virgin mary and christ were there on christmas day in the morning and all the angels in heaven shall sing on christmas day on christmas day and all the angels in heaven shall sing on christmas day in the morning then let us all rejoice again on christmas day on christmas day then let us all rejoice again on christmas day in the morning on christmas day in the morning1

i m dreaming of a white christmas just like the ones i used to know where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow i m dreaming of a white christmas with every christmas card i write may your days be merry and bright and may all your christmases be white may your days be merry and bright and may all your christmases be white

just hear those sleigh bells jingling ring ting tingling too come on it s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you outside the snow is falling and friends are calling yoo hoo come on it s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you let s take the road before us and sing a chorus or two come on it s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you giddy up giddy up giddy up let s go let s look at the show we re riding in a wonderland of snow giddy up giddy up giddy up it s grand just holding your hand our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy cozy are we we re snuggled up together like birds of a feather would be let s take the road before us and sing a chorus or two come on it s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you there s a christmas party at the home of farmer gray it ll be the perfect ending of a perfect day we ll be singing the songs we love to sing without a single stop at the fireplace while we watch the chestnuts pop pop pop pop there s a happy feeling nothing in the world can buy as they pass around the coffee and the pumpkin pie it ll nearly be like a picture print by currier and ives these wonderful things are the things we remember all through our lives just hear those sleigh bells jingling ring ting tingling too come on it s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you let s take that road before us and sing a chorus or two come on it s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you ba ba ba ba da

oh you better watch out you better not cry you better not pout i m telling you why santa claus is coming to town and he s a making a list and checking in twice gonna find out who s naughty and nice santa claus is coming to town he sees you when you re sleeping he knows when you re awake he knows if you ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake oh you better watch out you better not cry you better not pout i m telling you why santa claus is coming to town oh he s gonna fiddle around oh santa he sees you when you re sleeping he knows when you re awake he knows if you ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake oh you better watch out you better not cry you better not pout i m telling you why santa claus is coming yes santa claus is coming oh santa claus is coming to town hey look here he comes now

open up till midnight the butcher waits for someone s desperation that goes beyond control speaking is an invitation under fluorescent lights you can t wash out his desire where bodies are indecent and they are not in decline from behind the counter he thought you whispered you want more cut out the brights of the oncoming cars on the highway lightness is forced when you cut out the lines in the paper cut the split seconds the ones over filled when you thought you were caught with unknowable thrills instead you get absence soft haze in the face the lines in your head have to all be replaced cleave the dry stone to a promise that an answer soon will follow grave attention is still focused on the flashlight and the cold fortune down the streets on prospect the butcher walks home orange in the streetlight even knows it in the dark proves it with his eyes closed he puts his red coat downstairs goes up into his bedroom undresses and folds his arms as if it could impress you from under the covers he thought you whispered you want more

prepare your things dissolve your mind cause i m your consort beautiful queen of seventeen a blood red moon has spared our bed but not your rivals beautiful queen prepare to reign no more to hide with i your faithful consort by your side let streamers fly and cannons roar on your arrival beautiful queen tomorrow night prepare to walk on anyone her highness ever wants entrust in me you re not alone together we ll wreak havoc on the throne trust in me you re not alone even though my throne s slightly smaller than yours beautiful queen together we ll wreak havoc you and me together we ll wreak havoc you and me together we ll wreak havoc you prepare your things dissolve your mind cause i m your consort beautiful queen of seventeen

the time has come for you to make up your own mind stop looking for the answers that you ll never find save all your tears for when you really need to cry don t wish your life away to spread your wings and fly time waits for no one yeah it s never what it seems stop waiting for tomorrow stop living in your dreams this life fading away this life ticking like a time bomb ready to blow your tortured mind i know it s wasting away we don t plan for when it goes wrong the time that we lose we will never find time can t hide the clock when every line shows on your face so take it slow you ll never win the human race time waits for no one yeah everything must change stop running to the future start living for today this life fading away this life ticking like a time bomb ready to blow your tortured mind i know it s wasting away we don t plan for when it goes wrong the time that we lose we will never find time just live every moment of each day cause death is the price we all must pay this life fading away this life ticking like a time bomb ready to blow your tortured mind i know it s wasting away we don t plan for when it goes wrong the time that we lose we will never find time this life fading away this life ticking like a time bomb ready to blow your tortured mind i know it s wasting away we don t plan for when it goes wrong the time that we lose we will never find time

at last at last you drop your guard and run your fingers your fingers through my hair i cross the threshold of your privacy i rush side to side to catch both of your eyes i stretch authenticity to far fetched glory who cares what they teach of humbleness the glory overturns when you lean against my chest and the crime will be too low to be ignored ignore the fact that i m utterly utterly out of touch at least at least accept these sad remains fleece them from this frame adorn your nagging simplicity with far fetched glory who cares what they teach of humbleness but the glory will overturn if i lean against your chest and the crime will be to love to be ignored if there s a brighter way to tackle the chase without pissing on your chances your chances your chances let me show them so you stand there without glamour where else can you reach but to bastard tactics so you stand there without glamour where else can you reach but to bastard tactics

we will rebuild we will rebuild everything we ve lost we will rebuild we will rebuild everything we ve lost everything we lost

wish i was born new york wish i was born in la wish i was born into the royal family wish that i was a boy wish i could play the guitar wish i could be anybody else and just go and just go and just go wish i could be somebody else and just go and just go and just go and just go i wish i could drink more i wish i could drink less i wish i didn t hate all of my friends i wish i wasn t a fail i wish i wasn t so radical i wish i could live life staying at home i wish i could relate i wish i could write a song about me for a change i wish i liked it i wish i felt it i wish i was wrong i wish i would get it right and just go and just go and just go wish i could be somebody else and just go and just go and just go and just go wish i could talk it out wish i could make some sense wish i could see the fucking president i wish i wasn t dead to him i wish i was happy i wish i could wish it away and just go and just go and just go wish i could be somebody else and just go and just go and just go wish i could be somebody else and just go and just go and just go wish i could be somebody else and just go and just go and just go

it was a fair fight when our lives were in it together but it turned one sided when you decided to leave so baby spare me your bedroom stories of all your new love affairs i d love to say i m happy for you but i m sorry i m just not there it s too late too late for us when you said we re done guess done wasn t done enough well i tried for years to get my head together while you cried your tears in someone else s bed now i know it all happens for a reason like every passing season we all have to change and sometimes your biggest failures become your biggest saviors mistakes have to be made it s too late too late for us when you said we re done guess done wasn t done enough but baby it s too late too late for us what s done is done and done is done enough well i know i know you re not as strong as you like to let on and you ll miss me when i m not there all your nights of desperation can t replace a conversation with someone who really cares but i guess i shouldn t blame you in fact i ought to thank you for helping me write this song if this album tops the billboard i think i ll save a quarter to call you and let you know it s too late too late for us when you said we re done guess done wasn t done enough but baby it s too late too late for us what s done is done and done is done enough it s too late too late for us when you said we re done guess done wasn t done enough but baby it s too late too late for us what s done is done and done is done enough

in this bottle i m all dressed up for you in red my intentions aren t so good it may take me one miracle but if you have more i m sure we could use them so why do we breathe sex like lovers but live like enemies fix me fix me a new cure for us one that s stronger one that will ease the pain i wanna be loved by you i wanna be there right next to you as i spread throughout your veins the tension s getting stronger now with pain you can have your miracle but i won t give in to your throne royalty means nothing to me still why do we breathe sex like lovers but live like enemies fix me fix me a new cure for us one that s stronger one that will ease the pain i wanna be loved by you i wanna be there right next to you let s sleep tonight on a bed of nails so that every other night doesn t seem so painful after all let s sleep tonight on a bed of nails so that every other night doesn t seem so painful after all after all fix me fix me a new cure for us one that s stronger one that will ease the pain i wanna be loved by you i wanna be there right next to you fix me fix me a new cure for us one that s stronger one that will ease the pain i wanna be loved by you i wanna be there right next to you fix me fix me a new cure for us one that s stronger one that will ease the pain i wanna be loved by you i wanna be there right next to you

are you any worse off are you still an effing pain i ve no way of knowing i ve no way of knowing at all well remember how i was when you called me a lover now i m more like my mother so charming with my head screwed on i hope you re sat down and hear that my shows are sold out and while i m finally living i hope that you re thinking why if only i gave him time if only i d changed my mind i ve been a fool to let him go again could i stop you on the street and embrace you as a friend with part of me still aching to show you your mistakes again though i pray you re not down i dream that you re feeling left out and while you see how i m living i hope that you re thinking why if only i gave him time if only i d changed my mind i ve been a fool to let him go again if only i had given him if only i had given him time if only i had given him if only i gave him time if only i d changed my mind i ve been a fool to let him go again

i see a plane from my window and i wonder where they re flying today the last few weeks have been kinda hard on the ground would be nice to take a trip somewhere else so i call up laura on the phone ask her if she d like to take a drive and we search our pockets for spare coins and change coz we ve hit the breadline again everything has everything has changed everything has everything has changed when i m on the road i feel i can be leather clad john travolta smoking cigarettes by the sea and although i know those dark clouds follow me i know i ll be grounded as long as she s sitting next to me everything has everything has changed everything has everything has changed never meant to hang up the phone never my quest to leave you on your own hold my hand an i ll hang my shoulders when you cry tell you that you re pretty good luck with the next guy everything has everything has changed everything has everything has changed