falling down,
children all around
And I'll be their Santa Claus clown
It's a time for girls and boys
Just look at me, happy as can be
Taking pleasure just to
see them
Playing with their toys
I haven't heard a word from you
And wondering what you're doing
And wish that you could see them too
And be here by my side
And almost every day one
of them will say
Why do you ever have
to go away
And the tears are so hard to hide
It's such a lonely time
of year
Hol idays and birthdays
Summer days and winter days
And any day when you're not here
Now Johnny's getting big
And Mary's like a twig
And little Joe's so grown up
He helped Mama trim the tree
And looking at him now, it's funny,
but somehow I get the
strangest feeling
You're standing right here by me
Now he's so much like a man,
reaching for my hand
and trying so hard to understand
Why my mood is changed
I got to turn my face away
I don't know what to say
Try to get myself together
And keep from calling out your name
It's such a lonely time of year
Hol idays and birthdays
and summer days and winter days,
and any day when you're not here.
Yes, it's such a lonely time
of year.
holidays and birthdays
an d summer days and winter days
and rainy days and sunny days
any day when you're not here
Holidays and birthdays,
summer days and winter days,
and rainy days and sunny days,
any day when you're not here.