Christmas for One (Bad Boy Blues)
Words & Music by Jon Davis
©Jon Davis (25 December, 2016)
‘Tis the season and I’ve got a reason to surely be happy and gay
Ever so nimbly he comes down the chimney but that didn’t happen today
He made his list of the good and the bad and he must have checked it twice
Looks like I’m on the wrong list … not the one labelled ‘Nice’…
I gave my puppy a T-bone steak that he played with but just didn’t eat
For me, it was pork belly, crackling and slow-cooked, roasted meats
I cooked up a banquet for a party of 12, even though I knew no one would come…
I had Christmas for one …
I cracked my cracker, wore my paper hat and started feeling frisky
Then I found my Christmas spirit in a bottle of Tennessee whiskey
Things really livened up when Jack Daniels entered the mix
‘Cos he made me forget all those issues that we just couldn’t fix
It’s funny; I don’t even miss you but I’ve got nobody else
So I stayed home, got drunk alone and had a Christmas party by myself
No more emotional blackmail; today was just so much fun
… I had Christmas for one
Tomorrow is another day and things will get back to normal
I’ll make out like I don’t exist and live a life nocturnal
I don’t need your company, I made a ‘big, black dog’ my friend
And he’s gonna ride right by my side until this journey ends
I’ll see the world while I chase bad girls and I’ll lead a life of giving
But when reality sets in, I’ll see it just ain’t worth living
And then come next December, I might just get me a gun…
… Happy Christmas for one …
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