12/25/2008

Sitting in the room
of my childhood
Christmas day 2008
waving goodbye to one life
and hello to another

I'm waving goodbye
to the innocence
of first loves
and saying hello to
a girl who dreams
of a different kind of
white Christmas

I'm waving goodbye
to the mad days and nights
and saying hello to
an attempt at real
peace

Sitting in the room
of my childhood
Christmas day 2008
waving goodbye to one life
and hello to another

I'm waving goodbye
to the manipulation
and the using and abusing
and saying hello to
living a life of monogamy

I'm waving goodbye
to the emotional wall I've built up
and am saying hello to
making an attempt
at giving away my diseased
and damaged heart

Sitting in the room
of my childhood
Christmas day 2008
waving goodbye to one life
and hello to another

I'm waving goodbye
to putting myself first
in every situation
and am saying hello
to a union of two

I'm waving goodbye
to lying and cheating
and am saying hello to
holding her close
and hoping I never
have to let her go

Sitting in the room
of my childhood
Christmas day 2008
waving goodbye to one life
and hello to another

I'm waving goodbye
to my temperamental timebomb
and am saying hello
to one
day
at
a
time

I'm waving goodbye
to the hatred and the anger
and the fear
and am saying hello
to love

Sitting in the room
of my childhood
Christmas day 2008
waving goodbye to one life
and hello to another