(Merry Christmas) ♪ ♪ Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance but you still catch my eye Tell me baby, do you recognise me? It's been a year, you know it doesn't surprise me Merry Christmas, I wrapped it up and sent it Merry Christmas, I loved you and I meant it Now I know what a fool I've been But if you kissed me now I know you'd fool me again Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special (special) Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special (special) ♪ (Special) ♪ (Special) (Special) A crowded room, friends with tired eyes I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice My God, I thought you were someone to rely on Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on A face on a lover with a fire in his heart A man undercover but you tore me apart Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Now I've found a real love, you'll never fool me again Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special (special) Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special (special) ♪ (Special) ♪ (Special)