Well, it’s that time of year
Time for joy and for cheer
Things are going good for little ol’ me
Christmas as a grown ass man is what it’ll be
I can finally afford the gifts
I’ve been given extra shifts
Maybe I’ll buy you a cool T-shirt
Or maybe I’ll freak out in Target and buy you, like, a Toblerone
I’ll pass on the Christmas ham
Trying to be a vegetarian
Things ain’t really going to plan
This is a story of a grown ass man
I can finally afford the gifts
I’ve been given extra shifts
But I’ve left it way too late
This always fucking happens, oh, for fucks sake
Oh, what am I gonna do?
24th and I don’t have a clue
Please don’t take it personally
The gift of giving isn’t my specialty
Take down the lights, pack up the tree
Or take one more last good look at me
I’m going MIA for the holidays
I’d love to hear your Christmas cheer
If we were in the right month of the year
But you won’t find today on your advent calendar
Because Christmas doesn’t start in November
Three days ago was Halloween
Check the new department store magazine
They’ve got DVD box-sets and Toblerone
Generic gifts for aisles and aisles
To paint the face feigning a smile
On the skull of a man with a paycheck of his own
Because Christmas doesn’t start in November
And on that fact we disagree
Christmas doesn’t start in November
Two months of monetary insufficiency
The magic will all dissipate
Because it’s too early to celebrate
I’m gonna spend this Christmas season on my own
Because Christmas doesn’t start in November
And it’s getting way too much to bear
Christmas doesn’t start in November
Why ruin a special thing by making it last one-sixth of the year?
Because Christmas doesn’t start in November
And on that fact we disagree
Christmas doesn’t start in November
Two months of monetary insufficiency
Isolation and inadequacy
The constant pressure to feel merry
Isolation and inadequa- see you all in January
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