is there a place like this? little brown eyes said one Christmas

There will Christmas presents under the tree
Children will be laughing
The sound of carols will be in the air
Holly and bells with snow hanging from the trees
The most wonderful time of the year
Children playing, shopping and walking
Looking in shop windows, paper wrapping
Ribbons, bows and gaily colored paper
Warm fires, chestnuts roasting
She read the words from the book she held
She could see it
The thought of it
oh so nice
A small child with brown eyes and bushy hair
Heard the shouting
downstairs
she closed the book
I wish I wish
I could travel to this place
Is there a place like that
It is writtin in the book
I wish
I wish
I could go there
Closing her eyes
She could see it not so far off
Children laughing
Christmas caroling
Her mother ran inside the room
The little girl with brown eyes jumped up
Get your coat
Hurry get your coat
Heavy steps were coming up the stairs
Hurry,
She stood there
Her eyes wide with swollen lips
The smell of whisky filled the air
She flew to the closet
grabbed her coat
out the window they went
The snow was falling,
they ran into the night
Shouting
He was shouting at them
This is my house,
I pay for the light
Get out
She ran with her mother
The neighbors likes came on
They stood under the street light
No place to go
What are we going Mama
where are we going
Let’s Just Walk
She looked at her mother
Standing there
bruised
without a coat
just a torn shirt
Her is my sweater Mom
It looked too small
she bulged out everywhere
Let’s sing a song baby girl
Come On, let’s sing a song
Where are we going Mama?
Baby girl let’s sing a song
A Christmas Carol
one of those from school
It’s too cold Mom
How does it go…
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas…
The snow fell
as they walked alone
into the night…

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