Christmas At Denny's-Randy Stonehill

[ti:Christmas At Denny's] [ar:Randy Stonehill] [al:Stories] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Christmas At Denny's - Randy Stonehill [00:09.28]They got Christmas Muzak [00:12.10]Piped in through the ceiling [00:15.61]And the refills of coffee [00:18.16]Are always for free [00:21.62]And the waitress on graveyard [00:24.02]And the surly night manager [00:27.84]Are wishing that all [00:29.61]Of us losers would leave [00:34.89] [00:35.78]There's a star on the sign [00:38.53]At the Texaco Station [00:41.03]Like the star long ago [00:43.15]On that midnight clear [00:48.29]As I look all around [00:50.41]At these cold empty faces [00:53.16]I doubt that you'd [00:54.45]Find many wise men here [00:58.88] [00:59.90]And I'm dreaming about [01:04.57]A silent night Holy Night [01:09.29]When things were alright [01:11.12]And I'm dreaming about [01:13.72]How my life could have been [01:16.59]If only if only if only [01:21.69] [01:23.70]But somewhere down the road [01:26.26]I gave up that fight [01:31.65]Merry Christmas [01:34.95]It's Christmas at Denny's tonight [01:40.99] [01:47.06]Once I had a home [01:49.45]And a wife and a daughter [01:53.18]Had a company job [01:55.42]Earning middle class pay [01:59.30]Then Lisa got killed [02:01.36]By a car near the schoolyard [02:05.23]And my wife started drinking [02:07.72]Just to get through each day [02:11.33] [02:13.44]I will never forget [02:16.23]That little red wagon [02:19.03]Turning to rust [02:20.78]All alone in the rain [02:25.20] [02:26.02]One morning I flagged down [02:28.35]A truck on the highway [02:30.83]I just couldn't bear [02:32.91]To go back there again [02:37.58]And I'm dreaming about [02:42.62]A silent night Holy night [02:47.20]When things were alright [02:49.09]And I'm dreaming about [02:51.77]How my life could have been [02:54.63]If only if only if only [02:59.32] [03:01.87]Well it's not just the blind man [03:04.54]Who loses his sight [03:09.72]Merry Christmas [03:13.02]It's Christmas at Denny's tonight [03:19.04] [03:20.36]And they say [03:22.98]Life's made of cruel circumstance [03:27.91]Fate plays the tune and we dance [03:32.82]Dance til we drop [03:34.54]In the dust and we're gone [03:37.37]And the world just goes on [03:41.79] [04:04.40]The cop at the counter [04:06.53]He's the guardian angel [04:10.51]He watches these orphans [04:12.91]Through dark mirrored shades [04:16.54]And the register rings [04:18.64]Like a bell sadly tolling [04:22.69]For the fools we've become [04:25.13]And the price that we paid [04:31.07]Oh when I was a boy [04:33.72]I believed in Christmas [04:36.89]Miracle season [04:38.94]To make a new start [04:43.82]I don't need no miracle [04:46.61]Sweet baby Jesus [04:48.74]Just help me find [04:50.24]Some kind of hope in my heart [04:55.68]And I'm dreaming about [05:00.44]A silent night Holy night [05:05.25]When things were alright [05:07.03]And I'm dreaming about [05:09.75]How my life could have been [05:12.82]If only if only if only [05:20.32]But I'll still be here [05:22.53]At the morning's first light [05:27.91]Merry Christmas [05:31.41]It's Christmas at Denny's tonight [05:37.97]Merry Christmas [05:41.53]It's Christmas at Denny's tonight