My mother said, "I'm a survivor

I pull together Christmas every year"

"Something has to last," she said

"Once a year let's have the past"

And then one year to reach up high

To hang an angel from the tree

Became a painful thing

"Besides, she's lost her wing," my mother said

"Things fall apart but they never leave my heart"

Good morning, good night

It's Christmas

"Things fall apart but they never leave my heart"

My boyfriend said, "It's really sweet the way you go for Christmas cheer"

I said, "We can't afford the tree"

He said, "Love is free"

So we trimmed the cactus with my earrings that we'd meant to pawn

There wasn't any snow

But there was rain

He licked me like a candy cane

And then one day he said, "I can't stand in your way, it's wrong"

"Way of what?" I asked, but he was gone

"Things fall apart but they never leave my heart"

Good morning, good night

It's Christmas

"Things fall apart but they never leave my heart"

The party was a huge success

"But where should we go next?" they said

They killed a tree of 97 years

And smothered it in lights and silver tears

They all got wrecked

They laughed too loud

I started to feel queasy in the crowd

I caught a cab back to my flat

And wept a bit

And fed the cat

"Things fall apart but they never leave my heart"

Good morning, good night

It's Christmas

"Things fall apart but they never leave my heart"

It's Christmas