Intro: When we were young Oh, when we were young We put popcorn on a string and hung it on the sill Carolers would sing as the night grew still And we were poor Back in 1984 There were candles on the fireplace and tinsel round the wreath And a foot of snow on top of the streets Ooooooooooh Ooooooooooh Ooooooooooh Ooooooooooh And when I'd grown Like we all must do Found myself a sturdy soul To see me through That was the fall of '92 I was strong And from dusk till dawn I worked two jobs just to keep the lights on I saved up for months to buy a chain And I gave it to one on Christmas Day Ooooooooooh And I found myself alone in the winter cold Now my life is filled with things I do not need But the only thing I want before I'm old Won't fit under my christmas tree Are we lost to our younger days No longer are we able to find that place Strangers to the kids we used to know And I don't decorate my house no more (Brandi sings this part is a capella, but you can play the intro) Oooooooooh And the only thing I want before I leave Won't fit under my Christmas tree And the only thing I want before I leave Won't fit under my Christmas tree Won't fit under my Christmas tree
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