Christmas Under The Texas Sky

Back in Tokyo, December came With winter in the streets and familiar

names Mama hung the lights beside the door

And I could hear the trains like I had heard before

Now there's a cold wind rolling off the plains A little dust

instead of December rain I've got a cedar wreath on an old

front gate And a Texas star hanging where I used to see

the moonlight

Funny how a long way from where you started

Can still lead you somewhere you belong

There's Christmas under the Texas sky

Stars shining brighter than I ever knew why There's a fire in

the fireplace, boots by the door And the sound of somebody I

love

laughing in the next room I came a long way,

but tonight I know You can find a little home wherever love

goes From the other side of the world

to this town tonight

I'm right where I wanna be

Under the Texas sky There's a little red bow on my old

guitar And a string of colored lights wrapped around the barn

The radio's playing an old country tune While somebody's cooking way too

much food

I still miss the streets where I grew up The Christmas mornings

and that old familiar stuff But every year this place feels more

like mine When December comes around this time

Maybe home ain't just the place you came from

Maybe it's the place that keeps you warm

So here's to the roads

that carried me here

To old friends, new friends,

and another good year

To every Christmas that brought us this far And every distant place

we still carry in our hearts

There's Christmas under the Texas sky A thousand little memories passing by

I've got everything I need right here tonight

A warm front porch and somebody holding me tight

I came a long way,

but I finally know Some things change and some things never let

go From the other side of the world to this town tonight

I found a new kind of home

Under the Texas sky

Yeah, Christmas under the Texas sky (under the Texas sky) Merry Christmas,

y'all...

And goodnight.