One Night Till Christmas

This old coat, a cardboard home And your puppy blanket all we own The painful chill of these winter nights Our blood runs cold, no place to hide Six long years I've roamed these streets Left behind hurt, pain and deceit No matter how far this life of mine fell Had you by my side to drag me out of the well Kept me warm and licked my tears People pass like we're not here I don't want knick-knacks, jewels or stuff Just the company of my loyal dog It's one night 'til Christmas (Oh-oh) Just another day gone (Oh-oh) These streets falling silent But I'm not alone It's one night 'til Christmas (All that I need) To spend it with you, your wet nose on my cheek Without you beside me, don't know what I'd do I thank God above for this Christmas with you I remember that birthday when you first arrived I never expected you'd transform this life One relationship fading, but ours, it burned bright When you walked out beside me and into the night Now the snow starts to fall in these old cobbled streets The blanket drawn 'round us, your head on my knees We watch people dash past with presents galore Each year they just seem to spend more and more The love that you show me like a warmth through the cold I always regret taking you out of a home But they say home's where the heart is and ours is forever Eight winters we've spent getting through things together It's one night 'til Christmas (Oh-oh) Just another day gone (Oh-oh) These streets falling silent But I'm not alone It's one night 'til Christmas (All that I need) To spend it with you, your wet nose on my cheek Without you beside me, don't know what I'd do I thank God above for this Christmas with you Now nine years have passed and you're moving much slower The love is still there, but it hurts you to show, yeah My head rules my heart as they both go to war I carry you gently through the Blue Cross front door Laying you down as I fight back the tears And plead to the lady to give you the year You paw my hand like this is goodbye I run out to the street before I change my mind It's one night 'til Christmas (Oh-oh) Just another day gone (Oh-oh) These streets falling silent But I'm all alone The snow lays pristine like a carpet from Heaven Not a paw print or mark, no huddling together My old bones are aching much more than last year Eyes red and sore from crying these tears It's one night 'til Christmas, I say a prayer That somehow they help you and bring you back here Without you beside me, don't know what I'd do I pray to God for one more Christmas with you The first glimpse of sunlight shatters the night It's Christmas Day morning and as I rub my eyes These snow-covered streets, they glow in its rays My eyes start to focus through my teary-eyed haze You're bounding towards me like old Christmas past They said you're a strong one and this won't be our last Paw prints in the snow and over my heart Forever together and never apart It's one night 'til Christmas (Oh-oh) Just another day gone (Oh-oh) These streets falling silent But I'm not alone The snow lays pristine like a carpet from Heaven Not a paw print or mark as we huddle together The power of love, its warmth keeps us strong We play in the snow whilst everyone's gone I give you the nod and like lightning you're off Leaving paw prints in powder so cold and so soft It's one night 'til Christmas, but I have all I need To spend it with you, your wet nose on my cheek Without you beside me, don't know what I'd do I thank God above for this Christmas with you