YouLyric
Sign in
Sign up for free
First Christmas
Share
Stan Rogers
What's this song about?
Generate meaning
1
This day, a year ago, he was rolling in the snow
2
With a younger brother in his father's yard.
3
Christmas break - a time for touching home
4
The heart of all he'd known, and leaving was so hard -
5
Three thousand miles away, now he's working Christmas Day
6
Making double time for "the minding of the store"...
7
Well, he'd always said he'd make it on his own
8
He's spending Christmas Eve alone.
9
First Christmas away from home.
10
She's standing by the train station, panhandling for change
11
Four more dollars buys a decent meal and a room.
12
Looks like the Sally Ann place after all,
13
In a crowded sleeping hall that echoes like a tomb
14
But it's warm and clean and free and there are worse places to be,
15
And at least it means no beating from her Dad
16
And if she cries because it's Christmas Day
17
She hopes that it won't show...
18
First Christmas away from home.
19
In the apartment stands a tree, and it looks so small and bare
20
Not like it was meant to be
21
The Golden Angel on the top, it's not that same old silver star
22
You wanted for your own
23
First Christmas away from home.
24
In the morning, they get prayers, then it's Crafts and tea downstairs
25
Then another meal back in his little room
26
Hoping maybe that "the boys" will think to phone before the day is gone
27
Well, it's best they do it soon.
28
When the "old girl" passed away, he fell more apart each day
29
Each had always kept the other pretty well
30
But the kids all said the nursing home was best
31
'Cause he couldn't live alone...
32
First Christmas away from home.
33
In the Common Room they've got the biggest tree
34
And it's huge and cold and lifeless,
35
Not like it ought to be
36
And the lit-up flashing Santa Claus on top
37
It's not that same old silver star you once made for your own
38
First Christmas away from home.
Diane Keaton | First Christmas (Music Vi...
38 views
0 meanings
Go Pro
Unlimited meanings · Priority generation
Upgrade