i was thinking i could clean up for christmas

i was thinking i could clean up for christmas

and then

baby

i'm through

four more weeks that couldn't make any difference

except maybe to you

but i've tried to use that trick

like a carrot on a stick

so i was thinking i could clean up for christmas

then

baby

i'm through

i was thinking i could clean up for christmas

and then

baby

i'm done

one less fucker trying to get in the business

of the prodigal son

where i know i can't compete

once i'm off of hastings street

so i was thinking i could clean up for christmas

then

baby

i'm done

'cause i can't live loaded and i can't live sober

and i've been this way since the end of october

and i know enough to know

that

baby

when it's over

it's over

and it's over

'cause

baby

i'm done

i was thinking i could clean up for christmas

and then call it a day

tell you i'm sorry that i made you a witness

to my moral decay

and that

once upon a time

i believed it was a victimless crime

i was thinking i could clean up for christmas

then call it a day

then call it a day

then call it a day