Christmas Worlds Apart

Caroline, it’s Christmas time
But I’m not hearing any bells
Every day ends the same
Got me checking the mail
Postcards of lost hearts in love
And jokes known only to ourselves
Caroline, it’s Christmas time
But I’m not hearing any bells

In this bed alone, I swear it’s grown
Since you had to leave
Waiting by the phone, heavy as stone
Maybe that’s naive
There’s no snow here
Haven’t felt this cold in years
An icicle drips from my eyelids
We continue to believe

Tim, can you hear the carol's they sing?
Tim, without you the chimes don’t ring
Tim, will you hear the carol's they sing?
Tim, without you the chimes don’t ring

A window frames the world
Lights are playing in my head
Behind all this beautiful décor
Lives a soul unacquainted
And somewhere behind the fairest lights
At the other side of the world
Someone waits, so dear to me
That my eyes won’t meet for the longest time

Sprinkled white around my feet
While I walk these streets
And every breath of sweet Christmas air
Lets me dream of you walking next to me

Tim, can you hear the carol's they sing?
Tim, without you the chimes don’t ring
Tim, can you hear the carol's they sing?
Tim, without you the chimes don’t ring

Footprints on the beach I’ve known
They match yours in the snow
As angels sing through starlight beams
It reminds me of that glow
In the comforting embrace of your flawless grace
Like a radio
Repeating jingle songs
The flame continues to grow

Things have changed, we’re rearranged
Like a thirst I can’t quell
Caroline, it’s Christmas time
But I’m not hearing any bells

Somewhere beyond the ocean
Surrounded by a different smell
Your feet might leave imprints
Just as mine
Sugar plum sweet and eggnog spice
Sidewalk sales slinging their wears

Scarves waving in the breeze
Holly garland that won’t freeze
And every breath of sweet Christmas air
Lets me dream of you
As this season shrinks our world

Tim, can you hear the carol's they sing?
Tim, without you the chimes don’t ring
Tim, can you hear the carol's they sing?
Tim, without you the chimes don’t ring

Caroline, it’s Christmas time
I hear your voice on the wind
Tim, the fire’s toasty and warm
I’m lost here, wishing again
If we could find a way
To stowaway
On some magic sleigh
We’d be together to hear bells Christmas Day