CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART (LETTER FROM A SOLDIER)


When I was nine years old, I woke up on Christmas mornin'
Dragged you out of bed, down the stairs and to the tree
I didn't know back then that your head had just hit your pillow
Stayin' up all night, wrappin' Christmas presents just for me

So I thank you, Mom, you're an inspiration
Your endless smile is my salvation
Because of you, I got Christmas right here in my heart

Seventeen years old, I woke up on Christmas mornin'
Only three short months since Mom, she passed away
Still you found the time, Dad, to make Christmas somethin' special
You kept our spirits high, I think about it to this day

So I thank you, Dad, you're an inspiration
Your endless strength is my salvation
Because of you, I got Christmas right here in my heart

Christmas in my heart, it may seem crazy here
In my barracks layin' so very far away
But I know my job is to serve my country
And I think about you all, each and ev'ry day

(Instrumental Break)

Now I'm twenty-nine, as I write this on Christmas mornin'
And I bless the day that we shared our wedding vows
When I close my eyes, it seems that you're right beside me
By the grace of God, I'll make it back to you somehow

So I thank you, Girl, you're an inspiration
Your endless love is my salvation
Because of you, I got Christmas right here in my heart

And because of you, I got Christmas right here in my heart


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2005)