Christmas Eve, 5 PM   And the town market traders pull the shutters down upon another year   The shoppers head back to their homes and everything's winding down   At the local railway station   The last train shuts its doors and if you want another one   You'll have to wait a while   Because everything's winding down for Christmas      Another year, and all those plans   Said I'd learn to speak Italian and how to cook authentic Thai cuisine   I didn't know where to begin, and now everything's winding down   Said I learn to East Coast Swing and    Sweep my girl right off her feet   Now I'm out of time   'Cause everything's winding down      The city center falls asleep   But I just need maybe two more weeks   The high street's like a library   Can't you give me two more weeks?   I've things to get done   But everything's winding down   Everything's winding down   But I've still got things I need to get done      Christmas Eve, it's nearly twelve   And the church bells for midnight bring the curtain down upon another year   Effectively, because everything's winding down   Every plan gets pushed aside while   We spend the next week forced relaxing   It's all postponed, it's on hold   'Cause everything's winding down for Christmas      The city center falls asleep   But I just need maybe two more weeks   The papers won't be publishing   Can't you give me two more weeks?   I've things to get done   But everything's winding down   Everything's winding down   But I've still got things I need to get done      Christmas day, a service station   A warm cup of coffee from a thermos on the motorway back home   I guess it wouldn't hurt to think about winding down   I'll save the list, and maybe next year   I'll get a grip, I can't blame Christmas   For all the things I haven't sorted out   Now everything's winding down and so am I