Jukebox Bar On Christmas Eve

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On Christmas Eve at her jukebox bar
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the owner put out the old mason jar
                                    
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of the change she saved, on a stool 
up front
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just so anyone could sing if they 
want


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[Verse 2]
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well the college kid with a college 
drunk
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Gave ‘em deck the halls from the 
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top of his lungs
                                    
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they said “kid go home” but he just 
sat down
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Said “they ain’t missed me once, 
they ain’t starting now”


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[Verse 3]
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The preschool teacher of twenty nine
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made a solo out of baby it’s cold 
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outside
                                    
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Sent a text to her ex, said “I miss 
him tonight,
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think I’d miss him less if he 
treated me right”


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[Chorus]
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the owner asked ‘em for encores 
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every track
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She asked ‘em “where did ya learn to
 sing like that?
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Who’s gonna give it a try, honey 
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don’t be shy
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I know the words, I’ll sing with ya
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 the whole time”
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The neighbors opened their windows 
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just to hear
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They know that magic don’t happen 
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every year
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You get whatever you need
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by the time you leave
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that jukebox bar on Christmas Eve
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Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho


[Verse 4]
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Well the lawyer was loaded and 
scraping along
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doing silver and gold like a 
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funeral song
                                    
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she said “it’s not when I lose, 
'cause losing is fine
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It’s when I win for someone who wins
 all the time”


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[Verse 5]
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The laid off coach, without looking 
up
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crooned I’ll be home to the foam in
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 his cup
                                    
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said “I miss the days when the 
things I'd say
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pushed people to win- didn't push 
em' away


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[Chorus]
G                       D    
the owner asked ‘em for encores 
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every track
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She asked ‘em “where did ya learn to
 sing like that?
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Who’s gonna give it a try, honey 
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don’t be shy
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I know the words, I’ll sing with ya
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 the whole time”
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The neighbors opened their windows 
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just to hear
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They know that magic don’t happen 
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every year
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You get whatever you need
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by the time you leave
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that jukebox bar on Christmas Eve
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Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho


[Verse 6]
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Well the poet and postman and 
plumber in love
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did “Last” and “Blue” and “12 Days 
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Of”
                                    
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and the big bank big wig swigging 
some rum
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did Santa baby like a hit and run

Then the journalist and therapist
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sung jolly old saint Nicholas


[Ending]

And the owner watched
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and she didn’t charge anyone for 
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drinks
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and they turned to her with sympathy
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they said “you’re working late on 
Christmas Eve
                                    
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And you’re all alone, that don’t 
seem right”
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She said “look around — I ain’t 
alone tonight”
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No, we ain't alone tonight
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Woah oh oh oh oh oh
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Woah oh oh oh oh