The lights are up on every street/But nothing shines like you with me/The fireplace is flickering slow/But it’s not enough to warm my soul/Your mug is still beside the sink/The tree still leans the way you like/And I’ve been practicing the words/But they all sound like goodbyes 

Pre-Chorus 1

So I hung your stocking anyway/Lit your candle just in case/I wrapped a gift I’ll never send/And wrote your name  

Chorus 1

Come home to me, it’s Christmas/I’ll leave the porch light on/There’s a chair at the table/And the silence feels too strong/You don’t have to stay forever/You don’t even have to call/But come home to me, it’s Christmas/Or don’t come back at all 

Verse 2

I watched the snow begin to fall/Like we used to from the hall/You’d count the cars that passed at night/Then kiss me when they hit the light 

Pre-Chorus 2

The ribbon’s tied, the record plays/You used to sing the words half-laid/I play it just to hear you hum/From far away 

Chorus 2

Come home to me, it’s Christmas/Even just this once/I’ll pretend that we’re not broken/If you just show up/You don’t have to bring forgiveness/Don’t even bring a gift/But come home to me, it’s Christmas/So I know you still exist 

Bridge

The clock is ticking toward the 25th/And I’m still caught between“let go” and “what if”/You haunt the tinsel, crowd the air/And every car that stops, I swear 

Chorus 3

Come home to me, it’s Christmas/Don’t leave me with the past/I’ll pour the cider, fake a smile Just say you're coming back/You don’t have to stay forever/Just enough to make it through/Come home to me, it’s Christmas/And I’ll still believe in you