Dido
"Christmas Day"


The young gentleman came riding past 
on a snow-blue winter's day 
He asked to drink by our fire and 
I was pleased to let him stay 
He drank there quietly for a while 
and then he turned and said to me

Your eyes are green 
Like summer grass 
Your lips are red 
like a fresh-cut rose 
Your hair is soft 
like an Irish stream 
And your voice is filled with sweet beauty

And the last words I heard him say were
I shall return for you my love on Christmas Day

And the night will come but I won't sleep 
as I watch the stars that lead him
I cannot place where he is 
but still my heart goes with him 
I'm saving all my Sunday clothes for the day 
that I'll be leaving 
Father knows
My sister knows

And my friends
They're happy for me 
And the priest he says 
you should thank God 
for the blessing of such beauty

And the last words I heard him say were 
I shall return for you my love on Christmas Day 
I shall return for you my love on Christmas Day

On Christmas Day 
I shall return for you 
My love...

And the last words I heard him say 
Were the last words I ever heard him say

I shall return for you my love on Christmas Day 
I said I will return on Christmas Day 
And yes, I shall return on Christmas day 
I shall return, for you, on Christmas Day 
My love 
I will return on Christmas Day 
I shall return ,my love, on Christmas Day 
On Christmas Day