[Verse 1]
'Tis the season to be jolly
But how can I when I have nobody?
The yuletide carol doesn't make it better
Knowing that we won't be together

[Pre-Chorus]
The silent night, I know it's gonna be
Joy to the world, but it's gonna be sad for me

[Chorus]
What do the lonely do at Christmas?
Oh, what do the lonely do at Christmastime?

[Verse 2]
The children can play with their new toys
While their little hearts burst open with joy
And lovers can kiss beneath the mistletoe
The choirs can sing those glorious songs of old

[Pre-Chorus]
But what is left, oh, for me to do
Now that it's Christmas and I don't have you?

[Chorus]
What do the lonely do at Christmas?
Oh, what do the lonely do at Christmastime?
[Outro]
Oh, what do the lonely do at Christmas?
Oh, what do the lonely do at Christmas?
Oh, what do the lonely do at Christmas?
Oh, what do the lonely do at Christmas?