[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 somebody special, baby

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

[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 somebody special, baby, mmm
[Verse 2]
A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
My God, I thought you were someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man undercover but you tore me apart
Ooh, now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again

[Chorus]
Oh, last Christmas, I gave you my heart
And you gave it away
So this year, to save me from tears
I'm gonna give it to somebody special, mmm

[Outro]
Somebody who cares for me
Someone who'll be there for me
This Christmas
The one after that
And the one after that