The Midnight Choir - When the Lights Go Out

(hummmmm) When the lights go out

And the last song fades

When the dishes have been put away

And the children have gone to bed

When the house gets still

And the hallway clears

You can feel the whole day settling

After everything

we’ve shared

When the lights go out

Christmas doesn’t disappear

It stays inside the people

Who were gathered here

In every laugh we remember

In every song we sang

When the lights go out

The love is still there (oh yeah)

There are photographs on the table

And a stocking by the stairs An old ornament on the mantel

And memories everywhere

Somebody’s voice is still inside me

Somebody

else’s song And all

the people we’ve been missing

Somehow still belong

We can’t keep every morning We can’t make

every moment stay

But maybe that’s why Christmas matters We get this little gift each

year

And then we

give it away

Lead

(When the lights go out)

Choir

(We’ll still remember) Lead

(When the room gets quiet) Choir

(We’ll still be together) Lead

(When the last bell rings) Choir

(The song goes on) When the lights go out

Christmas doesn’t disappear

It lives inside the memories Of everyone who gathered here

And though the house gets quiet

And the night moves on

Everything we gave each other

Keeps the Christmas

going on

So let the last light shine

Just a little while

Let the quiet settle in

And remember every smile

Lead (When the lights go out…) Choir (The love is still there…)