Songs

beat Christmas

another year gone by
another year alone
another year to think about
the relationships I’ve blown

I guess I’ve had my chances
my need for space has been a curse
I’m not very good at long romances
sometimes the holidays make it worse

so pour me another espresso
turn up old nat king cole
this past year’s been rough
but I’m not giving up
even tho
it may be
a beat christmas

check out the shoppers as they pass by
locked in that giving zone
& look at the children
the glow in their eyes
makes me wish I had some of my own

one thing I do have is life & the chance
to celebrate the coming yule
cause I made a promise to myself
to keep every christmas cool

so pour me another espresso
turn up old nat king cole
this past year’s been rough
but I’m not giving up
even tho
it may be
a beat christmas

I bought myself some christmas gifts
ginsberg’s new book of poetry
& a best of split-dit-dit dizzy gillespie disc
I might even get me a tree

saw a commercial the other night
they had santa wearing flannel this year
chanting carols
burning incense
playing bongo drums
he’s even got an earring in one ear

so pour me another espresso
turn up old nat king cole
this past year’s been rough
but I’m not giving up
even tho
it may be
a beat christmas
a beat christmas
a beat christmas