they got Christmas Muzaknpiped in through the ceilingnand the refills of coffeenare always for freenand the waitress on graveyardnand the surly night managernare wishing that all of us losers would leavennthere’s a star on the signnat the Texaco Stationnlike the star long agonon that midnight clearnas I look all aroundnat these cold, empty facesnI doubt that you'd find many wise men herennand I'm dreaming aboutna silent nightnholy nightnwhen things were alrightnand I'm dreaming aboutnhow my life could have beennif only, if only, if onlynbut somewhere down the roadnI gave up that fightnmerry Christmasnit's Christmas at Denny's tonightnnonce I had a homenand a wife and a daughternhad a company jobnearning middle-class paynthen Lisa got killednby a car near the schoolyardnand my wife started drinkingnjust to get through each daynnI will never forget that little red wagonnturning to rust all alone in the rainnone morning I flagged downna truck on the highwaynI just couldn't bear to go back there againnnand I'm dreaming aboutna silent nightnholy nightnwhen things were alrightnand I'm dreaming aboutnhow my life could have beennif only, if only, if onlynwell, it's not just the blind man nwho loses his sightnmerry Christmasnit's Christmas at Denny's tonightnnthey saynlife's made of cruel circumstancenfate plays the tune and we dancendance til we dropnin the dust and we're gonenand the world just goes onnnthe cop at the counternhe's the guardian angelnhe watches these orphansnthrough dark mirrored shadesnand the register ringsnlike a bell sadly tollingnfor the fools we've becomenand the price that we paidnnoh when I was a boynI believed in Christmasnmiracle season to make a new startnI don't need no miracle, sweet baby Jesusnjust help me findnsome kind of hope in my heartnnand I'm dreaming aboutna silent nightnholy nightnwhen things were alrightnand I'm dreaming aboutnhow my life could have beennif only, if only, if onlynbut I'll still be herenat the morning's first lightnmerry Christmasnit's Christmas at Denny's tonightnmerry Christmasnit's Christmas at Denny's tonight