|  | Call for a cab to come
 wait for a train to run
 catch the last flight out on this Christmas Eve.
 Far from my family everything dear to me
 home is where I should be on Christmas Eve
 Seven hours in the air
 two hours to Maine from there
 Longing for Mountain air this Christmas Eve
 Chorus: Wake up the dogs and turn on the lightKiss you hello and kiss you goodnight
 Stoke up the fire and sift through the mail
 A tall glass of wine when all words fail,
									all words fail.
 Crawl into bed with youjust have an hour or two
 finally home with you on Christmas Eve
 Wall on the clock says three
 back in the air I'll be
 crying myself to sleep on Christmas Eve
 Chorus: Take out the dogs and turn off thePut out the fire and stack up the mail
 A bottle of wine when all else fails, all else fails.
 Seven hours in the air
 two hours from Maine to there
 never again I swear…on Christmas Eve.
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								|  | A cup of coffee and a cigarette
 he really hadn't even woke up yet
 Awhite t-shirt and an irish cap
 a Christmas present sitting on his lap.
 Chorus: it's Christmas morning and the Irish hour playedTommy makem sang Christ the savior is born…
 We'd been buggin him since 4:00
 he said wait until the sun comes up.
 He wrapped the presents put on the last bow
 he'd gone to bed only an hour ago.
 Bridge: Daddy, Daddy, hellowake up Daddy let's go
 Christmas Daddy it's here
 bright lights, still night good cheer
 Fell asleep under the Christmas tree
 my snoring dog, my sister, and me
 His loving arms carried us away
 back to bed on Christmas day
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