Story Behind The Song
This Christmas song imagines a mid-life crisis father who misses his son and wants him to come home for Christmas.
Song Description
This Christmas song imagines a mid-life crisis father who misses his son and wants him to come home for Christmas.
| Song Length |
2:29 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Welcoming, Joyful |
Subject |
Love for Child, Dysfunctional Relations |
| Similar Artists |
Ben Folds, Harry Nilsson |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Somewhere between the town and the country
some time before the end of the year
Someone looks out, caught in the mirror, staring at me
I turned your room into an office
I put an old Stairmaster there
Now it's winter: I'll watch the snow right from my chair
Son, you should come home for Christmas
Your mother's been asking for you
She's tired of looking in my eyes for you--I am too.
I found a bar on my way home from work
There's a bartender there who calls out my name
"Hey Ho, Charlie!" -- the more things change, the more they're the same
Time for the tree to come up from the basement
It's so much easier this way
Every tree can't be replanted; everything goes away
Son, you should come home for Christmas
Your mother's been asking for you
She's tired of looking in my eyes for you--I am too.