In a boy’s life   All the things going wrong   Momentarily felt alright   With Christmas in the air   And school nowhere in sight   We’d set everything aside for once   Nobody dared to fight   Mom loved dad and dad loved back   The gifts made that clear that night       I’ve been countin’ on   That rescue by Christmas   That time every year   Was it just me or was everyone   Glowin’ like no one was glowin’ all year?       Our holiday records play loud enough   Sometimes it’s tough to talk   If you need me   I’ll be out shovelin’ the walk   We keep the Christmas lights bright enough   Sometimes it’s tough to see   The faces that we force   As we gather around the tree       I’m still waitin’ on   That magic I’m missing   Though Christmas draws near   The snow’s out, the tree’s on, the family’s here   But the feeling’s more elusive   With each passing year       I wouldn’t trade it for anything