[Verse 1]
That Christmas in New York, Mayflower Hotel
When we first got together I didn't know you well
With popcorn and paper we trimmed us a tree
That Christmas in New York it was just you and me
Oh, what a night
Oh, what a day

[Verse 2]
That Christmas in LA, the Santa Ana wind
Drunk and disordered was the shape we’d gotten in
Eat drink and be merry, tomorrow you'll cry
When it's Christmas in LA, let sleeping dogs lie
On though the night
On through the day

[Chorus 1]
The thing that I could never quite put my finger on
Before we both got started it was already gone
Was it something in our nature kept us looking for the worst
Only three feet from the well and we’d both rather die of thirst

[Instrumental]

[Chorus 2]
There's one thing I can count on but never understand
The way that I remember you I'd do it all again
In spite of burned out bridges that we can't get back across
There's something at the heart of what we had I've never lost
[Verse 3]
It's Christmas in New York, and wouldn't you know?
The Gramercy Park Hotel neither had a foot of snow
It’s your kind of weather that time of year
It’s Christmas in New York and I wish you were here
Just for one night
Just for one day

[Outro]
Just for one night
Just for one day
Just for one night
Just for one day
Just for one night
Just for one day