Eleanor Gray - December Without You

There’s a wreath hanging on the front door

And frost along the windowpane

The same old lights are in the hallway

But December doesn’t feel the same

I made the coffee like I always do Put your favorite cup

beside mine

Then I stood there for a moment

And forgot that you weren’t coming by

December

without you

Feels a little different here

The house still smells like Christmas

But I notice that you’re not here

I still hear your voice in the old songs Still see your

smile in the lights

December

without you

Takes a little getting used to

tonight

I went through the Christmas boxes

Found the ornaments we bought

There’s the little wooden angel

You said was worth more than it cost

I held it in my hand awhile Then hung it where you

always did

Funny how a little decoration

Can make you feel like a kid

I used to think that Christmas

Was the lights and winter snow

The presents underneath the tree And all the places we would go

Now I think it’s every little thing

That somebody leaves behind

A song, a cup,

a photograph A memory at the right time

December

without you Still has Christmas in the air

The lights are on,

the tree is bright And I still set your ornament there

Maybe love doesn’t disappear Just because somebody’s gone

Sometimes it waits inside December

And quietly carries on

So I’ll leave the porch light burning

And let the old record play

December without you

Will get a little easier

someday