Neun und neunzig Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Hielt man für UFO aus dem All
Darum shickte ein General
'ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher
The Baron made Snoopy fly to the Rhine
And forced him to land behind the enemy lines
Snoopy was certain that this was the end
When the Baron cried out, “Merry Christmas, my friend!”
Alleluia… Noel… be it Heaven or Hell… the Christmas we get we deserve.
In the second verse I think the moment’s right
To say I hope this Christmas will be white
But it hasn’t snowed at Christmas since 1962
And nobody in their right mind wants it to
Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
Look around. Leaves are brown. There’s a patch of snow on the ground.
And when those blue snowflakes start falling. That’s when those blue memories start calling
Everything is very quiet
Everybody’s gone to sleep
I’m wide awake, memories
These memories can’t wait.
Memories may be beautiful and yet… what’s too painful to remember we simply choose to forget.
So we just go on hurting and pretending. And convincing ourselves to give it just one more try.
Oh yes, I’m the great pretender
Pretending I’m doing well
But it was just my imagination, running away with me.
She’s leaving home after living alone for so many years
I don’t know why she’s leaving, or where she’s going to go.
I guess she’s got her reasons but I just don’t want to know.
Oh, and now she’s heading out to California
With some money in her pocket she’s a rocket on the fourth of July
And she left a little letter said she’s gonna make a stop in Nevada
Goodbye, goodbye.
Ooh, it took a long, long road to get here. It took a brave, brave girl to try.
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.
I guess my feet know where they want me to go
Walking on a country road
My knees are shaking and my hands are weak. I can’t seem to stand on my own two feet.
All you needed was a leg to stand on
Strong legs to pull you up
Now you know that you’ll never have them
You never will stand up