What you see when you're a child
They say you never will forget
Daddy said he'd just be gone a while
And he ain't come back yet
I never did know who to blame
I hold out hope just the same
It's what I want for Christmas
What I wish upon a star
I blow out all the candles
On every birthday so far
And when I lay me down to sleep I pray
My New Year's resolution every New Year's Day
Is unresolved
I try to get on with my life
And I've done alright I guess
Father, mother, husband, wife
The words start to mean a little bit less
I count the ways that I've been blessed
I know this is for the best
But what I want for Christmas
What I wish upon a star
I blow out all the candles
On every birthday so far
And when I lay me down to sleep I pray
That my New Year's resolution every New Year's Day
Is unresolved
What I had and what I have
Might not seem so different
A worn out picture of my family
It's what I want for Christmas
What I wish upon a star
I blow out all the candles
On every birthday so far
And when I lay me down to sleep I pray
That my New Year's resolution every New Year's Day
Is unresolved
It's unresolved