Christmas Eve Can Kill You
The Everly Brothers
Song: Christmas Eve Can Kill You Artist: The Everly Brothers Written by Dennis Linde Intro: Verse 1: The winter’s flaking snow is brushin’ through the wiry trees I stuff my hands down deep inside my coat I think of years ago and half remembered Christmas trees And faces that still warm me with their glow The cold and empty evening hangs around me like a ghost I listen to my footsteps in the snow The sound of one man walking through the snow can break your heart But stopping doesn’t help so on I’ll go Refrain: And Christmas Eve can kill ya When you’re trying to hitch a ride to anywhere Verse 2: The icy air I’m breathin’s all that keeps me on my feet I feel like I’ve been walking all my life A car goes runnin’ by; the man don’t even turn his head Guess he’s busy bein’ Santa Claus tonight The saddest part of all is knowin’ if I switched with him I’d leave him stumbling ragged by the road I’d ride that highway to the arms of my sweet family And forget about the stranger in the cold Refrain: And Christmas Eve can kill ya When you’re tryin’ to hitch a ride to anywhere Verse 3: And as I walk I’m singing to myself Oh Silent Night Hopin’ I can save those other souls Oh God forgive the man that drives right by the other man Take pity on the stranger in the cold Refrain: Cause Christmas Eve can kill ya When you’re tryin’ to hitch a ride to anywhere
