It's the curse of a season, well versed in despair Each year I come back home alone to find you there In the smoking garden, the years fall like snow You had my hungover heart tied up in a bow And as I gazed into your eyes on that cold December night I almost saw the other life we promised to live But never did Whoa, whoa, oh-oh-oh Whoa, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh Your dad told me you're married Mum said you're thinking kids I'm still the mess I was in 2006 I've just got lines around my eyes to prove I've lived And as I gazed into your eyes on that cold December night I almost saw the other life we promised to live Oh, we never did Whoa, whoa, oh-oh-oh Whoa, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh All your friends sing songs in silence (when the morning comes) You make excuses and you say it's time to think (on this Christmas Day) You look so pretty in the sack, oh Lord (I'm gonna go back home and) We're getting older and this song is about her (resume the year again) (Whoa, whoa, oh-oh-oh) (Whoa, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh) Whoa, whoa, oh-oh-oh Whoa, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh Whoa, whoa, oh-oh-oh Whoa, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh