getting ready for christmas day

from early in november to the last week of december

i got money matters weighing me down

oh the music may be merry

it's only temporary

i know santa claus is coming to town

in the days i work my day job

in the nights i work my night

but it all comes down to working man's pay

i'm getting ready

i'm getting ready

ready for christmas day

hey

i got a nephew in iraq

it's his third time back

but it's ending up the way it began

with the luck of a beginner

he'll be eating turkey dinner

on a mountain top in pakistan

i'm getting ready

oh

i'm getting ready

for the power and the glory and the story of christmas day

oh

i'm getting ready

oh

i'm getting ready

for the power and the glory and the story of christmas day

if i could tell my mom and dad about the things we never had

it never mattered

we were always okay

i'm getting ready

i'm getting ready

i'm getting ready for christmas day

i'm getting ready

oh

i'm getting ready

for the power and the glory and the story of christmas day

oh

i'm getting ready

oh

i'm getting ready

for the power and the glory and the story of christmas day

i'm getting ready

oh

i'm getting ready

for the power and the glory and the story of christmas day

for the power and the glory and the story of christmas day