Zean Otey

Lyrics

Why I hate Christmas
By Onezean Otey III
Written & completed 12/5/19 (creation window(lyrics, chord progression, arrangement & melody) between 09:30-11:11)

V1
I can count on many fingers the joy of Christmas past
But each seem less satisfying than the last
I began to demand my presents and to choose what they should be
I’ve lost contentment for the gift given to me

Chorus
I know that Christmas s’posed to be
A happy time of year
Those smiling faces hearts gone wild
Tempts my heart with cheer
But knowing this will only last
a moment makes me fear
That’s why I hate Christmas time of year

V2
I’ve stared in Grandma’s bathroom mirror year after year
I much taller, seemed, with every quarter year
And then my forehead lines appeared from the stressful 365’s
I remember her peppered hair, looks just like mine

Chorus
I know that Christmas s’posed to be
A happy time of year
Those smiling faces hearts gone wild
Tempts my heart with cheer
But knowing this will only last
a moment makes me fear
That’s why I hate Christmas time of year

Solo

V3
Again Christmas comes to town, around we go again
But this time rings a different rhyme, I’m wondering what it meant
To grandma and my parents-why they’d give their best to me
I now think it’s unselfish love that gave freely

Chorus
I know that Christmas s’posed to be
A happy time of year
Those smiling faces hearts gone wild
Tempts my heart with cheer
But knowing this will only last
a moment makes me fear
That’s why I hate Christmas time of year

End with:
Chorus 2
So, treasure with each Christmas the moment that you have
The gift of life most matters and the ones who hold it fast
If not you will lose the spark of living and just fear
That’s why I hate Christmas time of year


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