IT'S SO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS
(David Bellamy)

The Bellamy Brothers - 1996


Mistletoe fell on my nose, a tear rolled down my cheek
And I've been on a two month tour for almost forty weeks
Well it ain't the shows that get to me, or even bein' alone
But it's so close to Christmas and I'm so far from home

There's Santa Claus on ev'ry block, there's Winter in the skies
There's pretty girls with packages and toys in children's eyes
There's spirit and there's atmosphere from New Orleans to Rome
And it's so close to Christmas and I'm so far from home

Lord, this roadside music show that just goes on and on
When it's so close to Christmas and I'm so far from home

So I'll make you happy Christmas Day, I'll sing 'em soft and warm
But all the while I'm singin', my mind's down on the farm
With Momma's homemade Christmas meal and Daddy's drunken song
'Cause it's so close to Christmas and I'm so far from home

Lord, this roadside music show that just goes on and on
When it's so close to Christmas and I'm so far from home

When it's so close to Christmas and I'm so far from home


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - October 2005)