Going Home For Christmas-Steven Curtis Chapman

[ti:Going Home For Christmas (The Music Of Christmas Album Version)] [ar:Steven Curtis Chapman] [al:The Music of Christmas] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.18]Going Home For Christmas (The Music Of Christmas Album Version) - Steven Curtis Chapman [00:03.05] [00:09.68]Her house was where the family gathered [00:12.78]Every Christmas eve [00:15.58] [00:17.31]A feast was on the table [00:19.84]Gifts were placed beneath the tree [00:23.73] [00:25.06]Everything was picture perfect [00:27.98]Grandpa would laugh and say [00:30.40] [00:31.15]That woman spends the whole year [00:34.20]Getting ready for this day [00:37.96] [00:38.99]One year the leaves began to fall [00:42.15]And her health [00:43.03]Began to fade [00:45.36] [00:46.85]We moved to do a place where they [00:49.92]Could watch her [00:51.29]Night and day [00:53.74] [00:54.72]But she kept making plans for Christmas [00:57.85]From her little room [01:00.66]She told everyone I'll miss you [01:04.06]But I'll be leaving soon [01:08.05] [01:11.25]I'm going home for Christmas [01:14.97] [01:16.40]And I'm going home to stay [01:20.58] [01:23.72]I'm going home for Christmas [01:27.09] [01:28.32]And nothing's gonna keep me away [01:32.66] [01:36.16]I'll be with the ones I love to celebrate the [01:40.62]Savior's birth [01:42.58]This gift will be worth more to me [01:45.75]Than anything on earth [01:48.36]I'm going home [01:52.51] [01:54.21]Home for Christmas [01:58.22] [02:15.56]All the leaves outside have fallen [02:18.29]To be covered by the snow [02:21.47] [02:23.35]The family comes with food and gifts [02:26.52]And grandpa comes alone [02:30.11] [02:30.88]There's a sadness in our silence [02:34.02]As the Christmas story's read [02:37.18]And with tears grandpa reminds us [02:40.27]Of the words that [02:41.30]Grandma said [02:44.31] [02:47.64]I'm going home for Christmas [02:51.20] [02:52.89]I'm going home to stay [02:56.49] [03:00.03]I'm going home for Christmas [03:03.56] [03:04.67]And nothing's gonna keep me [03:06.58]Away [03:09.76] [03:12.46]She'll be face to face with Jesus as we celebrate [03:17.38]His birth [03:18.94]This gift will be worth more to her [03:22.05]Than anything on earth [03:24.68]'Cause she'll be home [03:30.46] [03:31.14]And as we sing 'joy to the world' I can't [03:34.54]Help thinking [03:36.84] [03:37.51]Of the joy that's shining in her eyes right now [03:43.52] [03:44.30]And though our hearts still ache we know that as [03:47.97]We celebrate [03:49.59]She's singing with the herald angels [03:53.22]And heaven's glowing on [03:54.98]Her face [03:58.70] [04:00.02]Now she's home for Christmas [04:05.48]And now she's home [04:07.87]To stay [04:11.14] [04:13.10]Oh she's home for Christmas [04:17.28] [04:17.92]Nothin' could've kept her away [04:22.93] [04:23.99]Yeah [04:24.90] [04:25.55]She'll be face to face with Jesus [04:28.83]As we Celebrate [04:30.46]His birth [04:32.06]This gift will be worth more to her [04:35.27]Then anything on earth [04:38.17]She's home [04:42.15] [04:43.98]She's home for Christmas [04:47.98] [04:50.47]She is home [04:53.61] [04:55.86]She's home [04:57.50]For Christmas