THE CHRISTMAS SONG (Joey Molland)

The boy in the magazines has tumbled and fell

The man in the limousine is doing real well, is doing real well


The boy with the time to spend but nowhere to go

The man with the heavy friend is off to the show, is off to the show


He turns on his radio but all he hears is what he wants to

And all he sees is not a game, and all he needs is a lovely lady

And everybody knows his name, everybody knows his game


The boy in the freight car held out his hand

The man in the state car turned on the band, turned on the band


[piano solo]

[guitar solo]


The boy with the man's face has turned to the wall

And lacking in social graces, he's leaving the ball, he's leaving the ball


A lion that's lost his pride like woman in love

Know what it is to cry, the heavens above, the heavens above


He turns on his radio but all he hears is what he wants to

And all he sees is not a game, and all he needs is a lovely lady

And everybody knows his name, everybody knows his game.

from the Natural Gas LP inner sleeve, corrections by Tom Brennan