Come sit with me awhile
Share that warm, radiant smile
Letās exchange our best gifts
On the times weāve spent
The stockings are overflowing
With luxuries of knowing
Stuffed full with the memories
Of which youāve given plenty
The presentās perfectly wrapped
With a bow, as matter of fact
Holding our surprises together
To cherish these moments forever
I parked it at Saks
Fifth Avenue, and dashed through
As a mad woman
On a critical mission
In shopping competition
The biting, crisp reminders
Send shivers up my spine
From that moment in time –
A late December morning
When the semi-cool breeze
Had enough of record heat
Gusting thru the Inland basin
Pushing summer to an end
Where we all could fall in love
With winter once again
Plan to ring the New Year in
Wearing our scarfs & gloves
Making spring time resolutions
An intoxicating mix of absolutions
Have you ever stopped to ask why
It is that you buy into all the lies
Sold in countless advertisements
That infiltrate our daily way of life
Influencing more than what we buy
To purchase our holiday excitement
All for a great cause with a cost
Gift wrapped in our traditions lost
Manufactured retailed happiness
Artificially bought into the thought
That giving matters as we’re taught
So we greet the season’s nastiness
Where shall we begin, let’s pretend
Spending our time together ends
The purchase of lasting memories
Discounted for family and friends
Gathering with the love to defend
Blessings less financial jeopardy
Tis the season for sugar and spice
Sweetening everything the way I like
It goes well beyond traditional pie
Flavoring coffee, cookies and popcorn?
Now that’s something I’ve gotta try
When days swiftly fade to night
We think about the coming fright
Plan our dress up to play pretend
It’s the beginning of this year’s end
Ready to pass by in a blink of an eye
Then it’ll be time to do it all again
The presentsĀ are all wrapped
It comes and goes in a flash
Freeze it in a frame, so it lasts
Remember to enjoy and laugh
You can always take stuff back
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Live in the holy spirit of giving
Let go of the heavy misgivings
Tis the season for love, forgiving
Lighten up to joyous beginnings
Don’t worry be happy, in singing
