I've been running 'round for a quarter century
I've had some lady loves and missed a few opportunities
But tonight I've got some tricks up my sleeve
I'm going to tell her I love her on Christmas

I get to the party where my friends are all caroling
Girls dressed to the nines like a fairy tale in Brooklyn
I kick my shoes under the rack with my jacket
Sure, I bring some booze to help me rap with the racket

I'll have a drink 'cause I know she'll have one
I'll have a drink 'cause I know she'll have one

Outside the house its cold and white
She warms her hands by the fire side
I hear Bing singing Jing-A-Ling
While the bells on her buttons are jingling

The stockings and presents she sees
Are hiding there under the tree
I must tell her now before the time has expired
Kiss me on Christmas

And I don't even know what time it is

But everybody knows what day it is
The only true gift is a kiss for Christmas
And I don't care what old girlfriends say
The only true gift is a kiss for Christmas

He steps into her stare
She's yet to find him there
City girls don't look for love anymore
Under the mistletoe above
They're the only ones aware
Because no one's looking up anymore

I've been dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the one's I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten and the children listen
to hear sleigh bells in snow

And I don't even know what time it is

But everybody knows what day it is
The only true gift is a kiss for Christmas
And I don't care what old girlfriends say
The only true gift is a kiss for Christmas