Christmas Like it used

Verse 1
Snow on the sidewalk, 3 a.m. glow,
streetlight hummin’, movin’ real slow.
Got a little tree, standin’ crooked but true,
same old Christmas, comin’ back to you.

Verse 2
Smell of cookies, sugar in the air,
radio blues, mama’s everywhere.
Ain’t much money, but the room feels full,
yeah, this time of year still pulls me through.

Chorus
It’s Christmas like it used to be,
ain’t fancy, just honest and free.
Candlelight, a worn-out song,
feels like I been home all along.
Yeah, Christmas like it used to be,
still got a little magic left in me.

Verse 3
Outside people rush, chasin’ somethin’ new,
but in this house the clock don’t move.
Just a wooden floor and a slow heart beat,
old blues talkin’ soft and deep.

Chorus
It’s Christmas like it used to be,
no shine, just memory.
Cinnamon, pine, a simple truth,
feels like I’m seventeen again too.
Yeah, Christmas like it used to be,
still sings them quiet songs to me.

Bridge
Maybe it’s not about yesterday,
maybe it’s about lettin’ the noise fade away.
One deep breath, one soft light,
peace feels close tonight.

Verse 4
Snow keeps fallin’ on the same old ground,
world still broken, but love’s around.
I tune my guitar, let the silence breathe,
play Christmas like it used to be.

Last Chorus (slow & dirty)
Yeah, Christmas like it used to be,
rough around the edges, real to me.
No promises, no alibi,
just a warm goodbye to the year gone by.
Christmas like it used to be…
Lord, let it stay a while with me.

Outro
Snow keeps fallin’…
slow blues playin’…
Christmas breathin’ easy tonight.