It's late in the year And the leaves are fallen down and swept clear And tonight I'm going to have start thinking hard About Christmas How I don't care Whether what we have happened here or there Or something wild and wonderful came out into The sky just to please us Night fall's still a broken step This old mule's legs Will take you many days from here Tired limbs and ruddy cheeks Will bandage up your aching hands and feet I don't need to know what everyone sees Different roads can take you where other paths lead I'm not even trying to get as far as Calvary As the sun goes down And the lights go up in hilltop towns And the boys and girls are gathered in and asked To make a wish come true And I'm driving round Some bleak mid-winter tinseltown I see you sleeping at the bus stop with nothing But a blanket between the moon and you The baby comes, folks don't sleep Those shepherds keep You up later than you meant to be One child grows and people notice He's breaking chains And making poor folks' lives so heavenly (The way it's meant to be) I don't need to know what everyone sees Different roads can take you where other paths lead I'm not even trying to get as far as Calvary