[Chorus]
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
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

[Verse 1]
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance, but you still caught my eye
Tell me, baby, do you recognize me?
It's been a year, so it wouldn't surprise me
"Merry Christmas," wrapped it up and sent it
With a letter saying, "I love you," I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
If you kissed me now, yeah, you'd fool me again

[Chorus]
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you gave it away
So this year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
[Verse 2]
A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
My God, I thought you'd be someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
Face of a lover and a fire in his heart
A man undercover, but you tore me apart
Ooh-ooh
Now I've found a real love, you'll never fool me again

[Chorus]
Said last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you gave it away
Now this year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Now last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you gave it away
Now this year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone
Give it to someone special