Baltimore is quiet and cold   There's no ship in the bay to take me back home   In time for the holiday   So December never ends   Can you come here instead   I've got gifts and food and friends   Plenty of room in my bed   Where you can help me mend      So here's to being alone   To anyone on their own   If anyone's listening   Think of me when I'm gone   It's not going to hurt for long   And you can just forget   And I can live without regret      Baltimore is quiet and cold   So I walk down to the bay   Where everyone's gone inside for the holiday   Oh, December never ends   So will you make up your mind   Over time I've found a piece of me   Somewhere on these empty streets   That I could never bring myself to leave      So here's to being alone   To anyone on their own   If anyone's listening   Think of me when I'm gone   It's not going to hurt for long   And you can just forget      When I return to you at last   Surprise me in red and black   Oh no, you never ever give in   Never give in   In your smile there's a certain lack   Of muscles strained from front to back   So I'll do anything to get me right back home      So here's to being alone   To anyone on their own   If anyone's listening   Think of me when I'm gone   It's not going to hurt for long      So here's to being alone   To anyone on their own   If anyone's listening   Think of me when I'm gone   It's not going to hurt for long   And you can just forget   And I can live without regret