Jukebox Bar On Christmas Eve

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[Verse 1]
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On Christmas Eve at her jukebox bar
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the owner put out the old mason jar
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of the change she saved, on a stool up front
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just so anyone could sing if they want


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[Verse 2]
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well the college kid with a college drunk
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Gave ‘em deck the halls from the top of his lungs
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they said “kid go home” but he just sat down
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Said “they ain’t missed me once, they ain’t starting now”


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[Verse 3]
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The preschool teacher of twenty nine
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made a solo out of baby it’s cold outside
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Sent a text to her ex, said “I miss him tonight,
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think I’d miss him less if he treated me right”


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the owner asked ‘em for encores every track
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She asked ‘em “where did ya learn to sing like that?
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Who’s gonna give it a try, honey don’t be shy
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I know the words, I’ll sing with ya the whole time”
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The neighbors opened their windows just to hear
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They know that magic don’t happen every year
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You get whatever you need
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by the time you leave
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that jukebox bar on Christmas Eve
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Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho


[Verse 4]
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Well the lawyer was loaded and scraping along
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doing silver and gold like a funeral song
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she said “it’s not when I lose, 'cause losing is fine
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It’s when I win for someone who wins all the time”


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[Verse 5]
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The laid off coach, without looking up
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crooned I’ll be home to the foam in his cup
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said “I miss the days when the things I'd say
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pushed people to win- didn't push em' away


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[Chorus]
G                       D             Em
the owner asked ‘em for encores every track
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She asked ‘em “where did ya learn to sing like that?
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Who’s gonna give it a try, honey don’t be shy
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I know the words, I’ll sing with ya the whole time”
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The neighbors opened their windows just to hear
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They know that magic don’t happen every year
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You get whatever you need
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by the time you leave
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that jukebox bar on Christmas Eve
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Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho


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Well the poet and postman and plumber in love
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did “Last” and “Blue” and “12 Days Of”
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and the big bank big wig swigging some rum
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did Santa baby like a hit and run

Then the journalist and therapist
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sung jolly old saint Nicholas


[Ending]

And the owner watched
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and she didn’t charge anyone for drinks
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and they turned to her with sympathy
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they said “you’re working late on Christmas Eve
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And you’re all alone, that don’t seem right”
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She said “look around — I ain’t alone tonight”
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No, we ain't alone tonight
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Woah oh oh oh oh oh
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Woah oh oh oh oh