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I was hoping, when I met her and told her my heart was hers,
She could make me a better man, but I made both of us worse
She's always out with the fellas, and I'm forever green
I don't know why I'm so jealous, and say things I don't mean
Or the reason I made that unseasonal scene
She said, "Hon', it's Christmas anyway, can we try not to fight?"
I said, "I don't care about the day, but I know when I'm right"
So she took a Greyhound bus back home for the holidays
To be with her East Coast family 900 miles away
I think she can see we're not gonna be okay
Santa, don't stop for me
Don't leave any presents underneath my tree
I've been 'bout as bad as any boy could be
Santa, don't stop for me
Santa, don't stop for me
Well the winter weather is frightful; let it snow, let it snow
Christmas parties — every night's full — but I don't want to go
I'm making an X-mas list of bad things I have done
I've been a shiftless employee and a disobedient son
But how I treated my girl is the very worst one
Santa, don't stop for me
Don't leave any presents under my Christmas tree
I've been about as bad as any boy could be so
Santa, don't stop for me
Santa, don't stop for me
Just remember, Santa, when you make deliveries at this time next year
This December, though I misbehaved, I was forthcoming, frank, and sincere
Does that count for something?
Christmas Eve, it's late and we should be nestled snug in our beds
I'm alone, awake, and quietly watching TV instead
But you're in a hurry, Santa, you don't have much time
There's no need to worry, when you're filling up stockings, you can skip mine
That's my present to you: one less chimney to climb
Santa, don't stop for me
Don't leave any presents underneath this year's tree
I've been 'bout as bad as any boy could be so
Santa, don't stop for me
Santa, don't stop for me
Santa, don't stop for me
I've been just as bad as any boy could be
I've been acting selfish and un-Christmas-y
Santa, don't stop for me
Santa, don't stop for me
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This Is Tomorrow
03:30
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Just what is that makes today's homes
So different, so appealing?
No one's selling what you really want
And no one wants to buy what you're really feeling
I've been wishing for three more wishes
But you're not allowed to do that
It's time to learn to want what you want
More than anything in the world
This is tomorrow!
This is tomorrow!
This is tomorrow!
This is tomorrow!
Spent some time in the data mines
Boredom from A to Z
Tapping out my own death march
On the gray plastic IBM keys
Your time clock is all I got
And that sounds like nothing to lose
I press the control button, and ahead of me
Rockets blaze through the sky
This is tomorrow!
This is tomorrow!
This is tomorrow!
This is tomorrow!
Today!
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The Red Squares St. Louis, Missouri
Past their punk years, not quite mods, The Red Squares believe in the power of the power chord, in the militance of melody,
in the righteousness of rhythm.
They play catchy populist rock n' roll and they want to change the world. They are unashamedly geeky, with a wide romantic streak and an unwillingness to talk down to people.
Modern pop action!
This is tomorrow!
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