Darling I‘ve got something to say to you The nightingale will have to send the message through I'm guarding my sorrow and my agony The hardest part is knowing you’re not missing me I’ll miss you longer than I’ve known you The winter’s colder than it ought to be I don’t know when Or even if I’ll see you again I wish no harm Outside these arms, you’ll soon forget I must refrain From seeing your face, though, I want to I won’t wish you a merry Christmas But I’ll send it anyway From a distance Mourning you and everything we could’ve been We were never in love, that’s the saddest thing The taste of your name used to go down easily Then turned into a ghost that I’ll just have to grieve I’ll miss you longer than I’ve known you So long, my love, we weren’t meant to be I don’t know when Or even if I’ll see you again I wish no harm Outside these arms, you’ll soon forget I must refrain From seeing your face, though, I want to I won’t wish you a merry Christmas But I’ll send it anyway From a distance